Against the most uncommon and maybe unproductive version you will ever see of the Astros’ lineup in the short run, the Athletics attempted a comeback and they were successful at it. On Friday night, Houston was defeated by Oakland with a 5-1 score, with a three-run seventh inning.
José Urquidy served as the Astros starter against the A’s and had his sixth straight quality start, but Houston couldn’t hit against Oakland pitchers, led by starting pitcher Cole Irvin, who’s having a strong month of July. Urquidy carried a scoreless outing until the seventh inning, when he was ambushed by Oakland.