Astros hit seven homers, hand Athletics 11th-straight loss
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s seven dwelling runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 on Sunday to finish one other collection sweep and hand the Athletics their Eleventh consecutive loss.
Alvarez homered off opener Ken Waldichuk within the first, then had one other solo blast off Garrett Acton within the ninth, proper after Jeremy Peña went deep. It was the second multi-homer sport this week by Alvarez and the fifteenth of his profession.
Jose Altuve had three hits, together with his first dwelling run of the season after lacking Houston’s first 43 video games with a fractured proper thumb. Jake Meyers had a go-ahead three-run blast within the fourth. Chas McCormick and José Abreu added solo photographs because the Astros gained for the 14th time in 17 video games.
Cristian Javier (6-1) allowed one run and 4 hits in 5 innings. The right-hander had three strikeouts and three walks and likewise picked off a runner.
Four Houston relievers mixed for 4 scoreless innings to finish the win.
The victory, the two,124th of supervisor Dusty Baker’s profession, pulled the Astros inside two video games of division-leading Texas within the AL West.
Ryan Noda homered for Oakland. The A’s (10-45) have the worst file in baseball and their shedding streak is the franchise’s longest since dropping 12 in a row in 1995-96.
Per week after taking three from the A’s at Minute Maid Park in Houston, the Astros thumped Oakland once more.
Alvarez obtained his workforce off to a fast begin when he crushed Waldichuk’s first-pitch fastball into the stands in deep right-center. It was the slugger’s seventh dwelling run in May.
Noda tied it with a leadoff blast within the backside of the inning.
Meyers’ three-run drive off Luis Medina (0-4) put the Astros forward 4-1. Corey Julks singled main off the inning and Yainer Diaz reached on an infield single to 3rd earlier than Meyers’ homer.
Winless in 4 begins since developing from the minors May 11, Medina allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Before the large inning, the Astros loaded the bases with one out after Medina gave up a stroll and a single, then picked up a pitching clock violation with a 3-1 depend to Peña. Alvarez, in search of his third grand slam of the season, grounded right into a 1-2-3 double play.
McCormick and Altuve had back-to-back photographs off Medina within the seventh, one inning after the A’s loaded the bases however failed to attain.
Oakland used an opener for the second consecutive sport. Medina was scheduled to begin earlier than being switched out for Waldichuk.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: Minor league RHP Forrest Whitley (proper lat pressure), IF Rylan Bannon (fractured proper index finger) and IF Will Wagner (proper wrist discomfort) will miss time resulting from their accidents.
Athletics: OF Esteury Ruiz was given the time off to relaxation.
UP NEXT
Astros: RHP J.P. France (1-1, 3.43 ERA) begins in opposition to the Twins in Houston on Monday. France had a career-high eight strikeouts in opposition to the Brewers his final day out.
Athletics: RHP Paul Blackburn (0-0, 0.00) is scheduled to be activated off the Injured List and make his season debut Monday in opposition to Atlanta.
