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Olson grounded into a double play, second baseman Altuve to shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Canha out.

Grounded into a double play, second baseman Altuve to shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Canha out.

Athletics

Chapman grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman Gurriel, Semien scored.

Grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman Gurriel, Semien scored.

Athletics first.  Semien homered to left on a full count.  Laureano struck out.  Chapman hit an infield single to second.  Canha singled to left, Chapman to second.  Olson flied out to center fielder Straw.  Pinder struck out.

Athletics sixth.  Semien hit an infield single to second.  Laureano struck out.  Semien stole second. On throwing error by catcher Garneau, Semien to third.  Chapman grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman Gurriel, Semien scored.  Canha walked on a full count.  Olson safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Altuve, Canha to third.  Canha was out advancing, second baseman Altuve to catcher Garneau to third baseman Bregman, Canha out.

Athletics eighth.  Rodriguez pitching.  Laureano struck out.  Chapman homered to right on a 1-0 count.  Canha singled to left.  Olson grounded into a double play, second baseman Altuve to shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel, Canha out.

Astros ninth.  Hendriks pitching.  Tucker doubled to right.  Altuve grounded out, shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson, Tucker to third.  Bregman singled to left, Tucker scored.  Brantley struck out.  Gurriel grounded out, second baseman Pinder to first baseman Olson.

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

Left-hander Framber Valdez hopes to avenge one of the Houston Astros' most embarrassing moments of the 2019 season when he starts the second game of his team's American League West showdown series with the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.
The A's will counter with right-hander Frankie Montas as they go for an eighth straight win and second in two days over the Astros in the three-game series.

Astros, A's face quick turnaround after marathon

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  Fresh off a game-finishing hit, Marcus Semien gave the Oakland Athletics a fast start.
Semien homered in the first after hitting a walkoff single to end a 13-inning win 15 hours earlier, and the A's beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.

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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics on August 8, 2020

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