OAKLAND -- For the second straight outing, Marco Estrada failed to pitch into the fifth inning.
The A's veteran right-hander allowed seven earned runs in just 3 1/3 innings Tuesday night, including a pair of home runs, as the Astros routed the A's 9-1 at the Coliseum.
"Obviously, that's not going to cut it," Estrada said. "I can't go out there missing my spots like I was today. That's not going to work against anybody. I've just got to do a better job of locating."
Added A's manager Bob Melvin: "They kind of had him on the run most of the night.