AthleticsvsHouston Astros
ATH 2/HOU 13
Things to say
Houston Astros beat the Athletics 13-2 at Daikin Park.
01
opener
Astros absolutely steamrolled the A's last night, 13-2. Wasn't even close after the middle innings. Houston just kept piling on.
02
key player
The Astros' lineup left the yard early and never let up — heart of the order did real damage. When they hit like that, nobody's catching them.
03
hot take
Honestly, the A's bullpen is cooked. Manager went to the pen too early and they got blown wide open.
04
deep cut
Wild thing is both teams came in under .500 — A's were actually 30-34 going in. That's what makes an 11-run gap kind of embarrassing on a getaway day.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the A's can scrape something back tonight or if Houston just runs it back.
The recap
Houston absolutely steamrolled the A's 13-2 in what turned into a laugher by the middle innings. The Astros bats got into everything Oakland threw up there, and once the heart of the order started teeing off, the manager probably wished he'd gone to the pen earlier.
No real turning point to speak of — this one was a beatdown from the jump, the kind of getaway-day blowout where you stop checking the score after the fifth. Astros climb back toward .500, A's head home to lick their wounds.