Fresh off a victory in game one of the series, the Athletics took on the homestanding Houston Astros in game two of the four-game set at Daikin Park in Houston. Taking the mound for the A’s was Jeffrey Springs. He matched up against Ryan Gusto for Houston. This pairing was not a fair fight.
The A’s jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning. With one out, Nick Kurtz singled. Shea Langeliers followed with a single of his own, and then Tyler Soderstrom doubled to centerfield scoring both Kurtz and Langeliers.