The Oakland A’s can still do some damage, when they’re not playing the Seattle Mariners.
The A’s took a big lead and then withstood a late comeback attempt in an 8-6 win over the Houston Astros on Friday, opening the final series of the 2021 season on the road at Minute Maid Park.
Oakland has now won their last nine non-Mariners games, with the last four of those coming against Houston. Unfortunately their seven losses to Seattle during that time helped eliminate the A’s from postseason contention already, so this latest victory doesn’t mean anything in the standings, but beating the Astros is always worth the time.