HOUSTON - Over their previous eight games against Houston, the A’s were outscored by 49 runs. Monday night, Frankie Montas had something to say about that.
Montas, making his most impressive start to date as a big-leaguer, pitched six scoreless innings against the defending champions, dueling All-Star Gerrit Cole inning for inning. And once Cole departed, the A’s pounced, with Stephen Piscotty homering for the third game in a row and driving another run with a single to give Oakland a 2-0 victory over the Astros, ending Houston’s six-game winning streak.
The A’s, who have won 11 of their past 13 games, moved a season-high 11 games over .