Bregman homers in third straight game for Astros

Alex Bregman homered for the third straight game and Yuli Gurriel also went deep to help the Houston Astros to their third straight win, a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Dallas Keuchel (11-10) scattered five hits over six innings and allowed one run, which was unearned, for his second straight win. Brad Peacock allowed a single with two outs in the ninth to load the bases but struck out Jorge Polanco to escape the jam and get his third save.

Minnesota’s Kyle Gibson (7-12) yielded four hits and four runs — two earned — with five strikeouts in seven innings for his third straight loss.

There were two outs in the first inning when Bregman knocked his 28th homer into the seats in left field to give Houston a 1-0 lead. Bregman has reached base safely in 31 straight games, the longest active streak in the majors. He has 13 hits, including four homers and three doubles, with 10 RBIs in his last eight games.

Astros 4, Angels 2 (late Sunday): George Springer hit a two-run homer and finished a triple shy of the cycle to lead Houston over Los Angeles in Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound.

Ohtani (4-2) lasted just 2⅓ innings in his first time pitching since June 6 because of an elbow strain. Both of the hits he allowed were to Springer — a leadoff single and his tworun shot in the third that made it 2-0.

Bregman finished with two hits, and his solo homer in the seventh inning pushed the lead to 4-2.

Ohtani joined Babe Ruth as the only players in major league history to start 10 games as a pitcher and hit 10 homers in a single season.

Houston starter Gerrit Cole (13-5) allowed six hits and two runs in 5⅔ innings for his third straight win.