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Piscotty grounded out, shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Olson to third.

Grounded out, shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Olson to third.

Phegley doubled to left, Olson scored, Pinder scored.

Doubled to left, Olson scored, Pinder scored.

Davis doubled to left, Semien scored, Lowrie scored.

Doubled to left, Semien scored, Lowrie scored.

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Phegley doubled to left, Piscotty scored.

Athletics first.  Semien singled to left.  Chapman struck out.  Lowrie singled to right, Semien to second.  Davis doubled to left, Semien scored, Lowrie scored.  Olson popped out to left fielder Kemp.  Piscotty flied out to right fielder Reddick.

Athletics sixth.  Davis doubled to left.  Olson doubled to right, Davis scored.  Piscotty doubled to left, Olson scored.  Pinder flied out to right fielder Reddick, Piscotty to third.  Laureano struck out.  Phegley doubled to left, Piscotty scored.  Harris pitching.  On Harris' wild pitch, Phegley to third.  Semien struck out.

Athletics eighth.  Peacock pitching.  Olson doubled to right.  Piscotty grounded out, shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Olson to third.  Pinder walked.  On Peacock's wild pitch, Pinder to second.  Laureano struck out.  Phegley doubled to left, Olson scored, Pinder scored.  Semien struck out.

Astros ninth.  Petit pitching.  Stassi flied out to left fielder Pinder.  Kemp homered to right on a full count.  Tucker pinch-hitting for Springer.  Tucker fouled out to third baseman Chapman.  Bregman flied out to right fielder Piscotty.

The Astros have outscored the A's 50-16 in winning all six matchups in Oakland this season. That plus-34 run differential is the franchise's highest in a six-game span against any single opponent on the road in a single season.

The Astros have a MLB-best .695 road winning percentage (41-18) and a .532 winning percentage at home (33-29). The .163 difference in winning percentage from road to home is the biggest by any team since the 1998 Royals had a .168 difference (.531 winning percentage on the road to .363 at home).

Alex Bregman, who has .283/.400/.565 slash line with three homers, four doubles and nine RBI in 12 games against Oakland this year, has a 1.138 OPS with runners in scoring position on the season. That's the highest by an Astro in such situations since Lance Berkman had a 1.290 OPS in 2006.

In 14 games since July 30, Oakland starters lead the majors in ERA (1.84) and opponent slugging percentage (.309) and have surrendered the fewest homers (four). On the season, Astros starters lead all of MLB in ERA (3.06) and are tied for first in opponent slugging (.355).

Edwin Jackson tossed 7.1 shutout innings against the Angels on Saturday, extending his scoreless inning streak to 12.2 -- his longest since a 14.0-inning streak in 2012. In nine starts in 2018, he has a 2.48 ERA -- his lowest over a nine-start stretch in a single season since he had a 2.45 ERA from May 31-July 19, 2009.

Matt Chapman has reached base in 29 straight games, during which he's slashing .348/.423/679 with six homers, 17 RBI and 29 runs. The last A's player to reach base in 29 straight games was Josh Donaldson in 2014, and no Oakland player has had a longer streak since Mark Ellis reached in 32 in a row in 2007.

HP - Wolf, 1B - Reyburn, 2B - Holbrook, 3B - Marquez

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Houston Astros will turn to their hottest pitcher, left-hander Dallas Keuchel, when the Oakland Athletics make a bid to move into a tie for first place in the American League West on Saturday afternoon.
On Friday night, Oakland's Nick Martini tied the game with a ninth-inning double and Matt Olson won it with a leadoff home run in the 10th, allowing the A's (73-49) to move within one game of the Astros (74-48) atop the West with a 4-3 triumph.

A's would tie for first with win over Astros

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  The Oakland Athletics were an average team two months ago, a dozen games behind the Houston Astros and closer to the bottom of the AL West than the top.
Well, look at the A's now.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on August 18, 2018

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