On Thursday, the Astros crashed into a pitching wall named Frankie Montás. In a good pitching duel between Lance McCullers Jr. and Montás, the Athletics avoided the sweep and got the better part of a 2-1 score.
Oakland ambushed the Astros’ starter with two runs in the first, brought in by a Matt Olson ground-rule double and an RBI single by Jed Lowrie. That was enough for the A’s to cut Houston’s six-game winning streak and close a little bit the gap between them and the ‘Stros in the AL West.
After the 2 run first inning, McCullers Jr.