There should now be three things expected to survive in a potential nuclear apocalypse: cockroaches, Twinkies, and the Houston Astros The New York Yankees no longer lead the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays (perhaps the AL's best threat) are more unproven upstarts than reliable challengers.

The Astros sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Pirates turn good history into bad, the Guardians blew it in the ninth and more from the weekend's MLB action.

Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Houston Astros pulled away for a 5-1 win over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon. Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz each hit a solo home run for Houston,