Astros miss chance to push AL West clinch to the brink in loss to A’s

WEST SACRAMENTO — No team in the American League West will finish the season with a winning record, something the Astros made sure of Friday night with a sixth-inning meltdown en route to a 6-5 loss to the A’s at Sutter Heath Park. Astros Wild Card and ALDS Tickets On Sale Now! The Astros and Rangers remain tied for first place in the AL West with identical 79-81 records entering the penultimate day of the regular season, but Houston squandered a chance to push Texas to the brink of elimination Friday. The Twins beat the Rangers, 10-2, earlier in the…