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White lined out to center fielder B.Burns.

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Col.Rasmus hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reddick, J.Castro scored, Springer to third.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reddick, J.Castro scored, Springer to third.

Semien singled to center, Coghlan scored, Alonso to second.

Singled to center, Coghlan scored, Alonso to second.

Astros first.  Altuve homered to center on a 1-1 count.  Springer popped out to shortstop Semien.  Correa walked on a full count.  Col.Rasmus flied out to left fielder K.Davis.  Gattis struck out.

Astros third.  J.Castro singled to left.  Altuve walked on a full count, J.Castro to second.  Springer grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Coghlan to second baseman Lowrie, J.Castro to third, Altuve out.  Correa walked on a full count, Springer to second.  Col.Rasmus hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reddick, J.Castro scored, Springer to third.  Gattis walked on a full count, Correa to second.  White popped out to third baseman Coghlan.

Athletics seventh.  Crisp lined out to right fielder Springer.  Coghlan singled to center.  Alonso singled to left, Coghlan to third.  Semien singled to center, Coghlan scored, Alonso to second.  B.Burns grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Correa to second baseman Altuve, Alonso to third, Semien out.  Sipp pitching.  Lowrie flied out to right fielder Springer.

The Astros and A's split their 10 meetings in Oakland last season. When Houston scored 11 runs in the last of those 10 games, it set a franchise record for its most runs scored in a road game in this series.

Houston is hitting an AL-best.279 (34/122) versus left-handed pitchers so far in 2016. That is a +.031 improvement over 2015, when the Astros' .248 average versus lefties ranked ninth in the AL.

The A's are averaging 2.60 (26/10) runs per game and batting just .207 (67/323) in their home games so far this season. Those rank second and fourth fewest in the majors, respectively.

Jed Lowrie enters this weekend riding an active seven-game hitting streak. He is batting .429 (12/28) during this streak. The last time he had a longer one was September 3-11, 2014, when he had 1+ hit in eight consecutive games (minimum 1 AB or SF in each game).

Opponents are batting .358 (24/67) against Mike Fiers with zero or one outs in an inning so far in 2016, compared to just .130 (3/23) with two outs.

Sean Manaea is scheduled to make his MLB debut for the A's on Friday after going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts for Triple A affiliate Nashville this season. The last A's pitcher who won his MLB debut was Bobby Cramer versus the Royals, September 13, 2010.

HP - Tichenor, 1B - Miller, 2B - Hoberg, 3B - Knight

The Houston Astros' continued struggles have allowed the Oakland Athletics to rebound from their own extended rough stretch.
With Rich Hill aiming to win a third straight start, the A's can add to the Astros' misery by completing the three-game sweep Sunday.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  Doug Fister didn't have much margin for error, not with Houston managing only two hits - none after the third inning.
That turned out to be all the right-hander needed to end his three-game losing streak.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on May 1, 2016

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