The A's were stifled on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Houston by Dallas Keuchel. Changing speeds and working both sides of the plate, Keuchel sinker/slidered the A's into complete frustration. Jesse Hahn wasn't at all bad, but wasn't as sharp as he has been, and certainly wasn't as good as Keuchel, who went 7 and 2/3rds strong, striking out nine.
The A's had an opportunity to grab an early lead in the first inning after Trevor Plouffe legged out a hustle double to reach second with only one out, but were unable to capitalize.