That’s about as gift-wrapped as a win can be, but the Oakland A’s will happily take anything they can get against a division rival and championship contender.
The A’s beat the Houston Astros by a 3-2 final on Saturday at the Coliseum, scoring all three of their runs in one weird rally and then shutting down the opponent’s powerful lineup the rest of the way.
The box score says two of Oakland’s three runs were earned, but that’s a generous conclusion. They loaded the bases in the 4th inning, and all three runners eventually came home, but not because of any noteworthy hitting by the A’s.