Brilliant pitching by 24-year old Cristian Javier and three bombs gave the Astros a comfortable 6-2 victory over the Oakland A’s. All three homers were solo shots, the first by Carlos Correa in the second inning, the second an upper-deck job by Yordan Alvarez in the sixth, and a gas pump bomb by Jose Altuve in the seventh.
Carlos Correa accounted for another run in the fourth with an RBI double, and after Alvarez’ homer in the seventh, Myles Straw hit a two run single, scoring Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker.
The A’s didn’t score until the ninth, making the game look a little close with two against Brooks Raley, who still hasn’t rediscovered the form he had in 2020.