Cotton threw two-hit ball over six innings in the A's 4-2 loss to Houston on Monday night.
"It's awesome to see the young guys come up and take advantage of their opportunities," said A's reliever Sean Doolittle, who took the loss on Tuesday. "Another really tough loss, back-to-back nights, especially frustrating because of the start Manaea gave us. That was one of his best outings of the season and to squander it is incredibly frustrating. The same with Cotton, one of his best starts last night. That's the silver lining in this series so far."
