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Gurriel lined out to center fielder Laureano.

Altuve fouled out to right fielder Canha, Stubbs to third.

Fouled out to right fielder Canha, Stubbs to third.

Brantley flied out to left fielder Grossman.

Tucker doubled to left, Maldonado scored.

Grossman homered to center on the first pitch.

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Allen singled to center, Chapman scored, Grossman to third.

Singled to center, Chapman scored, Grossman to third.

Semien singled to center, Grossman scored, Allen to third, Kemp to second.

Singled to center, Grossman scored, Allen to third, Kemp to second.

Astros third.  Straw lined out to right fielder Canha.  Maldonado walked on a full count.  On Bassitt's wild pitch, Maldonado to second.  Tucker doubled to center, Maldonado scored.  Altuve flied out to right fielder Canha.  Bregman grounded out, shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson.

Athletics seventh.  James pitching.  Davis lined out to center fielder Straw.  Grossman homered to center on the first pitch.  Murphy grounded out, first baseman Gurriel unassisted.  Kemp singled to left.  Semien struck out.

Astros thirteenth.  On initial placement, Stubbs to second.  Altuve fouled out to right fielder Canha, Stubbs to third.  Bregman doubled to right, Stubbs scored.  Brantley lined out to left fielder Grossman.  Gurriel lined out to center fielder Laureano.

Athletics thirteenth.  Sneed pitching.  On initial placement, Chapman to second.  Canha flied out to center fielder Straw, Chapman to third.  Davis struck out.  Grossman was intentionally walked.  Allen singled to left, Chapman scored, Grossman to third.  Kemp walked on a full count, Allen to second.  Semien singled to center, Grossman scored, Allen to third, Kemp to second.

 From 2017 through 2019, the Astros hit 52 home runs in 28 games at RingCentral Coliseum, while no other team hit more than 32 (Seattle).

 The A's have won six in a row. It is their fourth 6+ game winning streak since mid-May of 2019. Oakland has outscored its opponents 34-14 during the stretch despite hitting just .221 as a team. The A's have hit at least one home run in each game, and their relievers have allowed just two runs in 22.0 innings during the streak.

 The Astros have won at least 10 games and taken the season series from the A's in each of the five previous seasons. Since 2017, in meetings at RingCentral Coliseum prior to July 1, the Astros won 16 of 17 against the A's, but in meetings in Oakland on July 1 or later in the season, the A's have won nine of 11.

 Jose Altuve has 169 hits against the A's since entering MLB in 2013, second most by any player versus any opponent, and the only one with more is Altuve himself (Altuve vs. Angels -- 173).

 Matt Olson had an MLB-high six home runs and an MLB-high 17 runs batted in against the Astros in just 14 games of action last season.

 Zack Greinke is 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 14 career starts against the A's. In those 14 starts, he has allowed more than three earned runs only once and never allowed more than one home run in any start all while throwing at least 5.0 innings in all 14 starts.

HP - Johnson, 1B - Wolcott, 2B - Mahrley, 3B - Barrett

The highly anticipated showdown between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics will take place with no crowd noise and without Mike Fiers when the clubs meet in Oakland to open a three-game series on Friday night.
The meeting will be the first since the Astros won 11 of 19 from the A's last season en route to a 10-game triumph in the American League West.

A's host Astros in crucial early season series

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  The Oakland Athletics insist it's harder than it looks to score when an automatic runner gets to start on second base. It took them a while Friday night to finally do it, too.
Marcus Semien singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 13th in a game that matched the longest this season with baseball's new extra-innings rule, and the AL West-leading A's beat the Houston Astros 3-2 for their seventh straight win.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on August 8, 2020

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