A seesaw finish carried the Houston Astros past the Oakland Athletics. Lucas Spence supplied the late swing that put Houston in front for good.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Spence homered in the second, seventh and ninth innings, driving Houston’s offense throughout the game. Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes also added home runs, while Zack Gelof delivered two for Oakland.
Spence’s homer in the seventh came with the game tied and gave the Astros the lead. Walker extended it with a homer in the eighth, and Spence added another homer in the ninth. Gelof answered with a homer in the eighth, but Oakland could not pull even again.
Mason Barnett kept Oakland close through the middle innings, while Miguel Ullola worked three scoreless innings for Houston. Bryan Abreu secured the finish, and Scott Blewett took the loss after allowing Houston’s late lead to expand.
Houston extended its winning streak and remained atop its division. The game’s back-and-forth shape lasted deep into the night, but Spence’s late power finally separated the Astros.
Houston Astros defeated Oakland Athletics, 7-5.
- (gpid=sa:828599) went 3-for-4 with 3 home runs, 5 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .205 on the season).
- Zack Gelof went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .259 on the season).
- Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .267 on the season).
- Miguel Ullola allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 3.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (2-0) (2.30 ERA).
- Bryan Abreu allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, and closed it out for the save (9) (3.73 ERA).
- Scott Blewett allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (0-0) (2.80 ERA).
Oakland Athletics fell to 63-96; Houston Astros improved to 79-80.