OAKLAND — At this point, the A’s are just glad to see the Houston Astros get out of town.
Swept over a three-game series as they fell to the Astros 7-3 Thursday, the A’s have now lost seven in a row to Houston and are 1-8 against the defending World Series champions this season.
The meetings between the two teams have not been very competitive. After winning their first matchup of the season, the A’s have served as a punching bag for the Astros, outscored 70-28 over the nine games.
As was the case throughout the series, the A’s (34-35) found themselves in a hole before they even got a chance to bat after Frankie Montas surrendered two runs in the first inning, which was the amount of runs he had allowed in his previous two starts combined.