After the A’s swept the Yankees in a four-game series, they got an even tougher assignment: division leading Houston sauntered into the Coliseum with baseball’s best record.
The Astros dispatched the A’s effectively again, 4-1, their fifth win in six games against Oakland this season, powered by homers from Jake Marisnick, George Springer and Derek Fisher.
The A’s, who had gone undefeated with new third baseman Matt Chapman in the lineup, were without Chapman on Monday. The rookie will miss at least a few days with a left knee infection that required antibiotics.