Houston can’t get anything going against Severino; lose 5-2 to A’s

The Astros' four-game winning streak comes to an end with a 5-2 loss to the A's. who banged out 11 hits against starter Jason Alexander. Houston drops one game behind the Blue Jays for the best record in the AL.

With a new lineup that sees Taylor Trammell leading off Jon Singleton as the DH and Zack Short at short, this makes Houston Astros manager Joe Espada’s 97th different lineup this year, good for the third most in baseball. But, they have still been able to get it done on the field.