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Houston Astros' Alex Bregman, right, celebrates his solo home run off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson with third base coach Gary Pettis during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Bregman homers in 3rd straight game, Astros beat Twins 4-1

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Houston wide receiver Courtney Lark (9) pulls in the reception for a touchdown in front of Rice cornerback Justin Bickham, right, during the first half of a NCAA college football game Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

King rallies Houston to 45-27 victory over Rice

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Los Angeles Angels' Andrelton Simmons watches his two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Simmons’ 2-run HR helps Angels beat Astros 3-0

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners pitcher Wade LeBlanc works against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

LeBlanc sets tone in Mariners 7-1 win over Athletics

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

Houston Texans running back Terry Swanson (42) scores a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys on a 37-yard run during the second half of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/George Bridges)

Backup quarterbacks sloppy as Texans beat Cowboys 14-6

By JORDAN GODWIN - Associated Press

File- This Aug. 18, 2018, file photo shows Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throwing a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, in Houston. Watson's performance in just a few games as a rookie last year has everyone looking forward to what the Houston Texans quarterback can do in a full season. But perhaps no one is more excited about Watson's potential than DeAndre Hopkins, Houston's top receiver who has suffered through a revolving door at the position since he was drafted in 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)

Texans have high hopes for 2018 with Watson and Watt healthy

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, left, congratulates Max Stassi (12) after he scores the go ahead run on the single by George Springer, making the score 4-3 during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

White’s 9th inning shot powers Astros over A’s 5-4

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2018 file photo, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams, left, speaks at a marijuana summit in Portland, Ore., as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown sits at right. Federal prosecutors in Oregon have charged six people with running two 'vast' interstate trafficking operations that they say delivered marijuana grown in Oregon to Texas, Virginia and Florida. Williams said Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, that proceeds from the black market sales returned to Oregon as cash stuffed in airplane luggage or through the U.S. mail. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Feds: ‘Vast’ Oregon pot trafficking schemes prompt 6 arrests

By GILLIAN FLACCUS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden, asleep in her arms, after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey roared onto the Texas shore nearly a year ago, but it was a slow, rainy roll that made it a monster storm. Federal statistics show some parts of the state got more than 5 feet of rain in five days. Harvey killed dozens and swamped a section of the Gulf Coast that includes Houston, the nation's fourth largest city, causing billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The Latest: Houston area backs $2.5B flood-control bond

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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden, asleep in her arms, after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey roared onto the Texas shore nearly a year ago, but it was a slow, rainy roll that made it a monster storm. Federal statistics show some parts of the state got more than 5 feet of rain in five days. Harvey killed dozens and swamped a section of the Gulf Coast that includes Houston, the nation's fourth largest city, causing billions of dollars in damage. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Houston-area voters overwhelmingly back flood-control bond

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, a man walks past debris from homes on his street damaged in flooding from Hurricane Harvey as an oil refinery stands in the background in Port Arthur, Texas. Although many Texas families are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey a year after it caused widespread damage and flooding along the Gulf Coast and in and around Houston, daily life has mostly returned to normal in many of the hardest hit communities. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Charities helped with fixing homes, other needs after Harvey

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2017 file photo, Ramon Lopez boards up windows of a business in Galveston, Texas as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Harvey roared onto the Texas shore nearly a year ago, but it was a slow, rainy roll that made it a monster storm. Federal statistics show some parts of the state got more than 5 feet of rain in five days. Harvey killed dozens and swamped a section of the Gulf Coast that includes Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Harvey’s deluge killed dozens and caused billions in damage

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2018 photo, Shirley Paley, foreground right, receives a hug from Keith Downey inside her home, which was damaged during Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Paley hopes to move back into her home soon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Year after Harvey, poor having toughest time recovering

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Resident Engineer Steve Sherrill, with the US Army Corps of Engineers, talks about the project to raise some of the levees and seawalls in the area Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile “spine” of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Houston Astros second baseman Yuli Gurriel, left, and Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano eye the ball after Cano arrived at second base on his double in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Cano homers late, lifts Mariners to 7-4 win over Astros

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Authorities investigate the scene after a deadly shooting at Ben E. Keith distribution center Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Missouri City, Texas. Missouri City Police Chief Mike Berezin says the shooting happened during the overnight shift, when fewer workers are on duty. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Suspect, a 2-year employee, fired on co-workers

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Houston Astros' Martin Maldonado, right, celebrates with Alex Bregman (2) after hitting a home run off Oakland Athletics' Emilio Pagan in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Verlander 200th W, Astros 5 HRs, top A’s 9-4 to avoid sweep

By RICK EYMER - Associated Press

Colorado Rockies' DJ LeMahieu (9) hits a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

Marquez, LeMahieu help Rockies complete sweep of Braves

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Houston Astros pitcher Charlie Morton works against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Matt Olson homers in 10th, A’s pull within game of Astros

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2017, file photo, Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton scrambles during the second half of the American Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game against Memphis, in Orlando, Fla. Most of the playmakers return from one of the best offenses in the country, including gifted quarterback McKenzie Milton. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Heupel takes over talented UCF team with great expectations

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press