SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nick Allen hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, Steven Okert led an Astros bullpen that allowed just one run and Houston beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday.
Houston (62-60) won the series to finish 3-3 on its trip and now returns to Daikin Park for a nine-game homestand, all against AL West opponents.
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Houston Astros' Nick Allen (20) is tagged out in a rundown by San Francisco Giants shortstop Osleivis Basabe (39) in front of Adrian Houser (12) during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell (26) is congratulated by Christian Vázquez (2) after scoring on a sacrifice fly hit by Nelson Velazquez during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Nick Allen (20) hits an RBI sacrifice fly in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Drew Cavanaugh, left, during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell (26) gestures to teammates after hitting a triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Okert (6-1) picked up the win after tossing 1 1/3 hitless innings. Tatsuya Imai pitched three innings, allowing three hits and striking out three.
Josh Hader earned his 17th save with a perfect ninth. He is 17 for 17 in save situations this season with a 0.96 ERA.
Nelson Velázquez tied the game at 1 in the seventh with a sacrifice fly that scored Isaac Paredes.
Taylor Trammell then smacked his first triple of the year off the brick wall in right field before Allen sent him home with the go-ahead run off Keaton Winn (2-3).
Giants starter Adrian Houser worked six scoreless innings, fanning five and allowing two hits.
Victor Bericoto gave the Giants a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first inning. San Francisco finished with four hits.
Giants shortstop Willy Adames left the game in the seventh inning after aggravating a back ailment while turning a double play.
Giants: RHP Landen Roupp (7-11, 4.22 ERA) starts against the Rockies on Friday.
Astros: Yet to announce a starter for the series opener against the Mariners on Friday.
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Houston Astros' Nick Allen (20) is tagged out in a rundown by San Francisco Giants shortstop Osleivis Basabe (39) in front of Adrian Houser (12) during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell (26) is congratulated by Christian Vázquez (2) after scoring on a sacrifice fly hit by Nelson Velazquez during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Nick Allen (20) hits an RBI sacrifice fly in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Drew Cavanaugh, left, during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Houston Astros' Taylor Trammell (26) gestures to teammates after hitting a triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man killed his 7-year-old daughter and wife as young children gathered at a home daycare the couple owned before taking his own life, police said Wednesday. Some time prior to the attack, police believe he also killed a 78-year-old relative at her home.
The 41-year-old man fatally shot himself after stabbing his wife and child at their in-home daycare in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis, police said.
All six other children who were at Brown Bear Childcare were not physically harmed, authorities said. Another parent called police after witnessing the attack in the home's basement while dropping off a child, Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said.
“There’s no worse scenario than this, where you drop off your child somewhere you think is safe, and you get that phone call,” Johnson said at a news conference.
“This is a tragic day and horrific scene for little children to witness, if they did witness this,” Johnson later added.
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More than three hours after the killings, Burnsville Chief Matt Smith said officers were called to a home in his community, 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Hopkins, where they found a woman who had been fatally stabbed. He said investigators believe the two tragedies are linked, and that the man had been living at the home of the “close family relative.”
No names were released. Johnson said no clear motive had been determined yet and there was no history of police calls to the Hopkins address.
Johnson said it will take time for authorities to determine the timeline between the killings in Hopkins and Burnsville.
Amanda Marx, a nurse who lives across the street, didn’t realize anything was wrong until she noticed police officers trying to break down the home’s front door.
She said officers moved behind the house before reappearing and calling for crime scene tape. Later, several young children emerged — one being carried by an officer.
The brown, two-story house has a mural on the garage door of a tree-lined lake and a moose. Photos on the daycare’s Facebook page show kids playing with toys inside and in the backyard, with colorful decorations and artwork on the walls.
Marx said she and her 7-year-old son always referred to it as the “garage house” due to the colorful mural. The longtime resident said she’d never met the home’s owners and was unaware they were running Brown Bear Childcare out of the home. She didn’t recall any prior disturbances.
“I’m just trying to figure out how to explain to my 7-year-old why there’s crime scene tape on our deck,” she said.
Records show the daycare has been licensed by the state since 2019 and has a capacity of 10 children. It was found to be in compliance during visits in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Johnson said killings are a “rarity” in Hopkins and that his officers were shaken by the scene they found inside the home.
“I could see on the look on their faces that this was one of those ones that you’ll remember for your entire career, if not life,” Johnson said.
Rico reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Ed White in Detroit contributed.
Burnsville Police Chief Matt Smith, right, attends a news conference in Hopkins, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, where police said a man who killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at an in-home daycare is also suspected of killing a 78-year-old female relative. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon, flanked by Police Chief Brent Johnson, speaks at a news conference in Hopkins, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, where police said a man who killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at an in-home daycare is also suspected of killing a 78-year-old female relative. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Carly Danek)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Carly Danek)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Carly Danek)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Carly Danek)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Carly Danek)
Law enforcement respond to a call at a home daycare, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Hopkins, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
