A big rally in the 6th and a liner up the foul line pushed the A’s ahead of Houston to secure the first series win against the Astros since last September.
Making a spot start, Adam Oller outdid expectations from his previous appearances in the A’s rotation. The bullpen carried a tie game for
There was some early grief in the game from the umpiring team. A clear strike three to Jeremy Peña was called a ball, then on the next pitch Peña was called safe at first, supposedly beating out the throw after Vimael Machin dropped an easy bouncing grounder.