OAKLAND -- The reeling Astros have some company atop the American League West standings.
The A's, who trailed the Astros by 12 games on June 18, forged a first-place tie behind seven dominant innings by Trevor Cahill to send Houston to its seventh loss in eight games, 7-1, on Saturday afternoon at Oakland Coliseum.
Cahill (5-2) allowed only an infield single to Yuli Gurriel in the second inning and a leadoff walk to Alex Bregman in the seventh, sending down 20 of the 22 batters he faced.