Athletics Nation · May 20, 2023
Athletics fall to Astros 5-1
Esteury Ruiz reached base three times and scored the lone run for the A’s Friday night in Houston, but the A’s fell to the Astros 5-1.The Oakland Athletics dropped into Minute Maid Park in Houston tonight to open a three-game series against the reigning World Series Champion Houston Astros.
Lefty Ken Waldichuk took the mound for the A’s while Houston righty Brandon Bielak got the start for the Astros. Waldichuk (1-2, 7.02 ERA) is fresh off his no-decision last week against the Rangers while Bielak who has bounced back and forth between the big-league club and AAA affiliate Sugar Land Space Cowboys is 0-1 with a 3.29 ERA in his two major league starts.