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Crisp grounded out, shortstop Villar to first baseman Guzman.

Reddick grounded out, second baseman Altuve to first baseman Guzman.

Grounded out, second baseman Altuve to first baseman Guzman.

Jaso lined out to right fielder Springer.

Grounded out, shortstop Villar to first baseman Guzman.

Athletics

Donaldson homered to left on a 3-1 count, Lowrie scored.

Homered to left on a 3-1 count, Lowrie scored.

Ma.Gonzalez homered to right on a 1-2 count.

Donaldson doubled to left, Crisp scored, Lowrie to third.

Doubled to left, Crisp scored, Lowrie to third.

On passed ball by J.Castro, Lowrie scored, Donaldson to third, Moss to second.

Athletics first.  Crisp popped out to right fielder Springer.  Lowrie singled to left.  Donaldson homered to left on a 3-1 count, Lowrie scored.  Moss singled to right.  Cespedes grounded into a double play, shortstop Villar to second baseman Altuve to first baseman Krauss, Moss out.

Astros fourth.  Carter flied out to left fielder Cespedes.  Hoes flied out to right fielder Reddick.  Ma.Gonzalez homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Villar struck out.

Athletics seventh.  Sogard doubled to center.  Crisp grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Williams to shortstop Villar, Crisp to first, Sogard out.  Lowrie singled to right, Crisp to second.  Donaldson doubled to left, Crisp scored, Lowrie to third.  Moss was intentionally walked.  Gentry struck out.  On passed ball by J.Castro, Lowrie scored, Donaldson to third, Moss to second.  Callaspo grounded out, shortstop Villar to first baseman Krauss.

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

(SportsNetwork.com) - Jesse Chavez takes another shot at his first win of the
 season on Sunday when the Oakland Athletics close out a three-game series with
 the Houston Astros at O.co Coliseum.

Houston Astros (5-13) at Oakland Athletics (12-5), 4:05 p.m. (ET)

Oakland,  CA  (SportsNetwork.com)  -  Josh Donaldson  went  3-for-4  with  two
 doubles,  a home run  and three RBI to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 4-1 win
 over the Houston Astros for a three-game series sweep.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on April 20, 2014

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