Athletics Nation · May 20, 2023
A’s drop close one to Astros 3-2
The Oakland A’s lost to the Houston Astros today, dropping the second game of the series by a final of 3-2.
Things got off to a rough start for starting pitcher JP Sears. Houston tagged him for a couple runs in the first inning and Sears was probably lucky to not give up more after loading the bases. He buckled down and got a big strikeout to finally end the frame.
And after that Sears settled in. The young lefty threw five more innings while only allowing one more hit the rest of his day. A hugely encouraging start when you think about how his day started.
-JP Sears: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Light work for a Saturday pic.twitter.com/3pR5bYjGdT