OAKLAND — Daniel Mengden was a member of the Houston Astros for a only a short period of time, but their ownage over the right-hander continues to this day.
Entering the night 0-4 with a 6.23 ERA in six career starts against the club that originally drafted him in 2014, those numbers only got worse as Mengden’s struggles against the Astros continued in Tuesday’s 6-3 loss.
Mengden was roughed up for six runs on eight hits and four walks with one strikeout as he lasted just 4 2/3 innings before A’s manager Bob Melvin had seen enough and went to the bullpen.