Game #70: A’s fall to Astros’ Pitching

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsIn a 4-1 loss to the Astros, the Houston team demonstrated the magnificence of their bullpen. The game began with a little Warrior love as JaVale Lindy McGee threw out the first pitch for tonight’s opening game of this four-game series with the Astros.

This wasn’t the only action that began the game. The first Astro at-bat led to the first appeal of the game as the Astros challenged a diving catch by Khris Davis, contending he did not have possession, the opposite of the called fly out. Indeed the call was reversed to put Springer on first. This led to little, though the ‘Stros worked hard to move Springer to third but left him stranded.

The action began in the…