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Bregman homered to left on a 2-1 count, Brantley scored.

Homered to left on a 2-1 count, Brantley scored.

Olson homered to left on a full count, Grossman scored, Chapman scored.

Homered to left on a full count, Grossman scored, Chapman scored.

Joseph homered to center on the first pitch.

Brantley homered to center on a 1-0 count.

Brantley homered to right on a 2-2 count.

Astros fourth.  Springer grounded out, third baseman Chapman to first baseman Olson.  Altuve struck out.  Brantley singled to center.  Bregman homered to left on a 2-1 count, Brantley scored.  Alvarez grounded out, shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson.

Athletics fourth.  Grossman doubled to center.  Chapman safe on failed fielder's choice.  Olson homered to left on a full count, Grossman scored, Chapman scored.  Davis flied out to center fielder Springer.  Piscotty grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman Gurriel.  Joseph homered to center on the first pitch.  Pinder grounded out, second baseman Altuve to first baseman Gurriel.

Astros fifth.  Correa homered to center on a 1-2 count.  Gurriel singled to center.  Chirinos struck out.  Reddick lined out to center fielder Pinder.  Springer flied out to right fielder Piscotty.

Astros sixth.  Altuve grounded out, pitcher Fiers to first baseman Olson.  Brantley homered to center on a 1-0 count.  Bregman grounded out, third baseman Chapman to first baseman Olson.  Alvarez struck out.

Athletics sixth.  Chapman homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Olson homered to right on a 0-2 count.  Davis popped out to center fielder Springer.  Piscotty walked on four pitches.  Joseph singled to left, Piscotty to second.  Rondón pitching.  Pinder lined into a double play, second baseman Altuve to shortstop Correa, Piscotty out.

Astros seventh.  Correa homered to left on a 3-1 count.  Petit pitching.  Gurriel walked on a full count.  Chirinos popped out to shortstop Semien.  Reddick fouled out to third baseman Chapman.  Springer grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Semien to second baseman Joseph, Gurriel out.

Astros eighth.  Treinen pitching.  Altuve popped out to right fielder Piscotty.  Brantley homered to right on a 2-2 count.  Bregman popped out to first baseman Olson.  Diekman pitching.  Alvarez grounded out, first baseman Olson unassisted.

Athletics eighth.  Devenski pitching.  Chapman homered to left on a 1-1 count.  Olson struck out.  Davis struck out.  Piscotty struck out.

Houston has won nine of 11 games against Oakland this season, holding Oakland to 2.5 runs per game and 6.2 hits per game. They are 22-11 in Oakland since the start of 2016, the best road record by any AL team against the A's in that span.

The Astros are 38-12 (.760) against the AL West this season, on pace to be the best record by any team against its own division since divisional play began in 1969. The current record is 19-7 (.731) by the 1994 Mariners, who played just 26 games in a strike-shortened season.

Oakland split a two-game set with San Francisco and has alternated wins and losses over its last nine games. They've held opponents to a .291 on-base percentage so far this month, third-lowest in MLB; only the Dodgers (.276) and Rays (.288) are better.

Yuli Gurriel hit two home runs on Wednesday, improving his career-best home run total to 25 this season. He's slugging .854 since July 1, best in MLB in that span (minimum 100 PA), and his 17 HR in that span are tied with Mike Trout for the most in baseball.

Mike Fiers will make the start against his former team tonight, boasting an AL-best 1.79 ERA since the All-Star Break (minimum 5 starts). He's thrown 5.0+ innings, allowing three or fewer runs in each of his last 19 starts, the second-longest single-season streak by an AL pitcher in the live-ball era; Johan Santana had 22 consecutive such starts in his 2004 Cy Young season.

Both the Astros and Athletics have seven players with 15+ home runs this season, tied for second-most in MLB behind the Twins (eight). Houston's Robinson Chirinos sits at 13 home runs, two away from becoming the eighth Astro to hit 15 home runs, while Oakland's Stephen Piscotty is three homers away from joining that club.

HP - Blakney, 1B - Gibson, 2B - Conroy, 3B - Carlson

The Athletics' longshot bid to catch the Houston Astros in the American League West begins Thursday night when the clubs open a four-game series in Oakland.
The first-place Astros (78-43) have dominated their head-to-head matchups with the second-place A's (68-52) this season, winning nine of 11 to account for seven games of their current 9 1/2-game advantage atop the division.

A's take aim at Astros in AL West showdown

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  Bob Melvin walked in after the game and had a little fun, ''Coors Field tonight, huh?'' Oakland's manager joked.
It sure felt like it the way balls were flying out.

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Houston Astros @ Athletics on August 16, 2019

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