The A's dropped their 9th consecutive game to the visiting Astros tonight (0-5 at home against the 'Stros in 2017) and fell to a season worst 17 1/2 games behind the frontrunning club from Houston.
Both of tonight's starting pitchers, the A's, Sean Manaea (5 wins in last 6 starts) and the Astros Mike Fiers (3 wins in last 4 starts) came into tonight's game pitching well and true to form, the game was a scoreless pitchers duel until top of the 6th inning.
In that fateful inning, Jose Altuve would start things off (who else would you expect?