A's starter Kendall Graveman (2-1) held the Astros to one run and five hits in five innings, but was pulled after throwing only 74 pitches. Trevor Plouffe, who made a pair of costly throwing errors at third base, homered in the ninth inning of Michael Feliz.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Aoki hustle pays off: After swatting a 404-foot homer, according to Statcast™, to tie the game in the fifth, Aoki beat out a high chopper at first base to score McCann with the go-ahead run in the sixth.