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OAKLAND — The Athletics figure to play much better in the coming days and considering the way they’re stepping up in terms of competition, they’ll need to if they hope to become an American League West contender.
The defending world champion Houston Astros jumped the A’s early and often Monday night en route to a 16-2 win at the Coliseum before a paid attendance of 7,360, the smallest crowd of the season.
The A’s hitting difficulties of late continued, although this time the pitching was unable to bail them out as starter Brett Anderson was pounded for 10 hits and nine runs (seven earned) in three innings.