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M.Dominguez hit into a double play. Springer to third.

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M.Dominguez singled to center. Carter scored.

Villar stole third. On error by Norris, Villar scored.

Callaspo singled to center. Cespedes advanced to third. Donaldson scored.

Singled to center. Cespedes advanced to third. Donaldson scored.

Reddick singled to center. Callaspo to second. Cespedes scored.

Singled to center. Callaspo to second. Cespedes scored.

Astros third.  Corporan grounded out, third baseman Donaldson to first baseman Barton.  Villar homered to center on a 0-2 count.  Altuve singled to left.  Altuve stole second.  Fowler struck out.  Altuve stole third.  Guzman flied out to right fielder Reddick.

Athletics third.  Barton doubled to center.  Gentry doubled to left, Barton scored.  Gentry stole third.  Lowrie flied out to center fielder Fowler.  Donaldson struck out.  Cespedes walked on a full count.  D.Norris lined out to left fielder Hoes.

Astros fourth.  Springer lined out to center fielder Gentry.  Carter doubled to right.  M.Dominguez singled to center, Carter scored.  Hoes grounded into a double play, second baseman Punto to shortstop Lowrie to first baseman Barton, M.Dominguez out.

Astros fifth.  Corporan grounded out, third baseman Donaldson to first baseman Barton.  Villar doubled to center.  Altuve popped out to first baseman Barton.  Villar stole third.  On error on by D.Norris, Villar scored.  Fowler grounded out, third baseman Donaldson to first baseman Barton.

Athletics ninth.  Qualls pitching.  Lowrie homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Donaldson walked.  Cespedes singled to right, Donaldson to second.  Jaso pinch-hitting for D.Norris.  Jaso struck out.  Callaspo singled to center, Donaldson scored, Cespedes to third.  Reddick singled to center, Cespedes scored, Callaspo to second.

Houston has lost four straight, 5-of-6 and 8-of-10 games. The Astros have had double-digit hits only once in 2014, the fewest double-digit hit games in the majors (every other team has at least three such games). The only game Houston got 10+ hits in was April 16 versus Houston and the Astros scratched out 10 hits in an 11-inning, 6-4 loss to the Royals.

The A's have won four of their last five and 8-of-10 games. The A's have the best record in the American League despite having four different pitchers with a blown save in the ninth inning already (Jim Johnson, Dan Otero, Sean Doolittle and Luke Gregerson). The A's won the season series with the Astros last season (their first season in the same division) 15-4. Oakland won the first 10 games of the season-series, then five of the last nine.

The Astros have only one individual 3+ hit game all season; Jose Altuve 3-for-5 on April 8 at Toronto. Dexter Fowler is 1-for-his-last 29 dating back to the April 10 game at Toronto.

Jed Lowrie has back-to-back 3+ hit, 2+ extra-base hit games for the first time in his career. Lowrie is the first A's player to have back-to-back 3+ hit, 2+ extra-base hit games since Yoenis Cespedes had two straight from July 28-29, 2013.

The Astros are 2-0 in Jarred Cosart's two career starts versus Oakland. Cosart is individually 0-0 with a 0.69 ERA (1/13.0) in the two starts.

Sonny Gray is 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA in three starts this season. Cosart's only career start versus Houston was August 15, 2013 in Oakland, and he threw eight scoreless innings allowing just four hits, one walk while striking out nine. Gray in his career is 4-1 with a 1.29 ERA (7/49.0) against AL West competition.

HP - Winters, 1B - Fletcher, 2B - Buckminster, 3B - Muchlinski

(SportsNetwork.com) - Scott Kazmir goes after his third win of the season on
 Saturday when the Oakland Athletics continue a three-game series versus the
 Houston Astros at O.co Coliseum.

Houston Astros (5-12) at Oakland Athletics (11-5), 4:05 p.m. (ET)

Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Josh Reddick capped a three-run ninth inning
 with  an RBI  single, giving  the  Oakland Athletics  a 4-3  victory over  the
 Houston Astros on Saturday.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on April 19, 2014

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