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Machín lined out to left fielder Brantley.

Olson flied out to center fielder Springer.

Grossman hit an infield single to second.

Athletics

Maldonado grounded into a double play, second baseman La Stella to shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson, Reddick scored, A.Díaz out.

Grounded into a double play, second baseman La Stella to shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson, Reddick scored, A.Díaz out.

Olson homered to right on the first pitch, Laureano scored.

Homered to right on the first pitch, Laureano scored.

Astros sixth.  Reddick doubled to right.  A.Díaz singled to center, Reddick to third.  Maldonado grounded into a double play, second baseman La Stella to shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson, Reddick scored, A.Díaz out.  Springer struck out.

Athletics sixth.  La Stella lined out to right fielder Reddick.  Semien grounded out, shortstop Correa to first baseman Gurriel.  Laureano walked on four pitches.  Olson homered to right on the first pitch, Laureano scored.  Grossman flied out to left fielder Brantley.

Athletics seventh.  Scrubb pitching.  Canha walked on four pitches.  Canha stole second.  Machín grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman Gurriel.  Pinder singled to center, Canha scored.  Heim lined out to right fielder Reddick.  La Stella walked, Pinder to second.  Peacock pitching.  Semien walked on a full count, Pinder to third, La Stella to second.  Laureano popped out to second baseman A.Díaz.

The A's are still in first place in the AL west and the Astros are still comfortably in second place 3.5 games behind, but Oakland has lost four of its last five games, and Houston was swept in a four-game series in Anaheim over the weekend.

The home team has won all five meetings between these teams this season, and the home team has won eight straight in this series dating back to last season. In 2020, Oakland swept a 3-game series from August 7-9 holding Houston to five runs total, and Houston swept a doubleheader in Texas on August 29.

The A's have only played five games in the last 11 days. Their games on August 27 and August 28 in Texas and Houston, respectively, were both postponed in protest of racial inequality, then they were swept in a doubleheader at Houston on August 29, before having a positive Covid-19 test. Sunday August 30th was postponed, August 31 was a scheduled off day and the three-game series in Seattle from Tuesday-Thursday was postponed. Oakland returned to play on Friday, but lost 2-of-3 at home against the Padres.

One bright spot from the weekend set against San Diego was Matt Olson, who went 5-for-9 in the series and strung together back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time this season and also had multiple RBI in back-to-back games for the first time this year.

Houston was swept in Anaheim over the weekend despite putting up five-plus runs in all four games. All four losses occurred in Los Angeles' last at bat of the game. It was just the second time in team history that the Astros were swept in a four-game series despite scoring 5+ runs in each game. Unsurprisingly, the first time occurred in Colorado from May 28-31, 2012.

Despite the sweep, Kyle Tucker had seven hits and seven RBI in the series against the Angels. Since August 19, 17 games, Tucker leads the American League with a .414 batting average, .485 on-base percentage, a .948 slugging percentage (all based on min. 50 PA), five triples and 14 extra-base hits. Tucker also leads all of MLB in RBI (26) since August 19.

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

The Oakland Athletics have a chance not only to push the visiting Houston Astros under .500 but also out of sight in the American League West race when the clubs complete a four-day, five-game series on Thursday afternoon.
After splitting a doubleheader on Tuesday, the teams battled on even terms once again on Wednesday until the final batter of the game, when Ramon Laureano's walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning gave Oakland a 3-2 win.

A's shoot for 4th win of series vs. rival Astros

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  The Oakland Athletics have long been a stellar second-half team. In a shortened season, they have dominated since Day 1.
Sean Manaea carried a perfect game into the sixth inning en route to winning his fourth straight start, Matt Olson hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat the stumbling Houston Astros 3-1 on Thursday.

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Houston Astros @ Athletics on September 10, 2020

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