OAKLAND -- The A's played Tuesday's game against the Astros under protest after manager Bob Melvin appeared to express disagreement with the outcome of a replay review in the third inning.
After Astros outfielder Teoscar Hernandez led off the third with a single, Jake Marisnick popped up a bunt that first baseman Yonder Alonso allowed to drop. Alonso tried to swipe tag a diving Marisnick at first, but he was called safe, and then Alonso tagged out Hernandez when he stepped off first base.
The A's challenged that Alonso had tagged out Marisnick, which replays confirmed.