Alex Bregman's homer carries Astros past Angels

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Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi earned the win by tossing seven solid innings Friday night for the visiting Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series.

Yordan Alvarez had two RBIs and homered leading off the ninth for the Astros (79-68), who improved to 5-6 this month. Houston, the three-time defending American L