Choi hits key double, Rays rally past Astros 9-8

HOUSTON (AP) — Ji-Man Choi put Tampa Bay ahead with a two-run double in the seventh, Travis d’Arnaud homered and drove in four, and the Rays beat the Houston Astros 9-8 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Astros star Jose Altuve hit a tiebreaking solo leadoff homer in the sixth, his 25th, but Tampa Bay scored three runs in the seventh to make it 8-6. Tommy Pham had an RBI single off Chris Devenski (2-3), and Choi brought in two more with a drive to center.
Houston ended a seven-gam