Houston Astros honor Uvalde community, sweep Oakland Athletics

a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.

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“It was great to get a win just to have them here and be able to watch the Astros win,” Bregman said after the game. “Hopefully they can continue to have fun watching Astros baseball for years to come.” 

Houston completed its sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 6-3 win Sunday. In addition to Bregman’s homer, pitcher Cristian Javier threw six shutout innings.

As part of the day of remembrance, the team chartered 10 buses to bring the Uvalde community to Minute Maid Park and hosted a pregame event with Bregman, Baker, Jose Altuve and Lance McCullers Jr. 

During the QA session, a young girl from the crowd, wearing a “Team Altuve” shirt, asked the second baseman to hit a home run for her. 

While Altuve didn’t record the homer, he did double home two runs in the second inning to give the American League West’s top competitors an early lead. 

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