Distracted Astros rally to beat the Angels

Brian McCann didn’t feel like celebrating very much. He was too worried about Houston.

While incessant rain from Tropical Storm Harvey pounded Houston and much of Texas, McCann tripled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to lead the Astros to a 7-5 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

“It’s tough, it really is tough,” McCann said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in the city of Houston. This is not good. You see pictures and it’s devastating. You just pray for everybody’s safety.”

The Astros tried to pay as much attention as possible to beating the Angels, but many players admitted it was hard. Manager A.J. Hinch noted some players probably went into the clubhouse to look at their phones during the game to make sure their loved ones were safe.

“We have families that are stuck, we have families that are in closets worried about tornadoes, a lot of heavy hearts and that’s not even counting what we don’t know,” Hinch said. “It’s a game and we played hard and there’s a lot of people going through a lot in the world, but I think our guys were really concerned and continue to be concerned. This is not going to be solved by one win, this is not going to be solved overnight and we want our people to be safe.”

The Astros were headed to Dallas after the win. They are scheduled to host the Rangers on Tuesday night, but the fate of that three-game series is up in the air because of the devastating flooding in the area.

“Most of us are going to Dallas with an expectation that this whole series is going to be disrupted,” Hinch said. “It’s impossible for us to think based on the coverage that we’re seeing out of Houston that there’s going to baseball that needs to be played and will be played.”