HOUSTON -- Gerrit Cole worked into the seventh inning and struck out 12, George Springer and Jose Altuve each drove in two runs and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.
After Cole allowed the tying run on his 99th and final pitch, the Astros took advantage of two errors in the bottom of the seventh -- among Oakland's four on the afternoon -- to pull away.
Cole gave up three runs on six hits and walked none in 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander's dozen strikeouts were his second-most this season, and he has struck out 10 or more batters in four of his six starts.