The Oakland A’s still haven’t figured out the Houston Astros lineup.
The A’s built an early lead and had their ace starter on the mound, but still couldn’t hold back the powerful Astros in a 9-6 loss in their series opener Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Houston has now won eight of 11 meetings this year, while averaging seven runs per game against Oakland pitching.
It got off to such a promising start. The A’s hit the first two pitches of the game for a double and a single, and then the fourth pitch of the game was dribbled against the shift for an RBI single by Matt Olson.