Houston’s Baker makes return

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker returned Thursday for the finale of a series against Texas following a five-game absence after testing positive for COVID-19. Baker, 73, said he never felt bad and had only mild symptoms that he attributed to seasonal allergies before testing positive. “I’m very fortunate that I had both my shots and the two boosters,” he said. “So, I’m really hoping that everybody goes and gets the shots and boosters, because if you do get (COVID-19) hopefully it’s mild like mine was.”