HOUSTON - Sean Manaea didn’t throw another no-hitter Friday, but he was superb nonetheless in setting an Oakland record, while his teammates rocked former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel.
Manaea allowed only one unearned run while Oakland belted three homers off Keuchel in downing the defending champion Astros 8-1 at Minute Maid Park on Friday. The A’s have won nine of their past 11 games overall, and they’ve scored five wins in a row over Houston dating back to last season.
Manaea gave up four hits in seven innings, walked one and struck out seven. The left-hander’s 1.