OAKLAND -- The A's schedule isn't so kind this month, and the starting point of a challenging 19-game stretch proved to be a doozy.
Lefty Brett Anderson's second start was the stuff of nightmares, and the A's stumbled to a 16-2 series-opening loss to the Astros at the Coliseum on Monday night.
Anderson was roughed up for 10 hits and nine runs (seven earned) in three-plus innings, taking the loss opposite Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel. Anderson yielded three hits to George Springer, including a three-run homer in the second inning, and the Houston outfielder finished with a career-high six hits.