BALTIMORE (AP) — On the day their closest challenger fired its manager, the Houston Astros took their biggest division lead of the season.
Spencer Arrighetti, Ben Gamel and Shay Whitcomb — not exactly Houston’s biggest stars — led the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Houston, which just over two months ago was 10 games behind in the AL West, took a 5 1/2-game advantage on Seattle.
“This team finds ways to just stay in the fight,” manager Joe Espada said. “It’s something that has been here since I first got here.”…