Astros rally past A’s for fourth straight win

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OAKLAND — Held hitless for six innings, the Astros scored eight straight runs — capped by a two-run homer by George Springer in the eighth inning — to wipe out a five-run deficit and stun the A’s, 10-6, on Saturday afternoon at Oakland Coliseum.

The win stretched the Astros’ winning streak to four games overall and nine consecutive against the A’s. The Astros rallied from five runs down to win for the second time in their last three games, but shortstop Carlos Correa left the game in the eighth inning after he was hit by a pitch on his left hand.

Lefty Sean Manaea held the Astros hitless for five innings, and Trevor Plouffe and Khris Davis clubbed solo homers off Lance McCullers Jr. in the fifth to give Oakland a 5-0 lead. The Astros chipped away with two runs in the sixth and seventh innings to get within a run.

Houston tied the game at 5 in the eighth when the first pitch thrown by reliever Sean Doolittle bounced away and allowed pinch-runner Josh Reddick to score from third. A sac fly by Norichika Aoki put the Astros ahead, 6-5, despite having only three singles to that point. Springer added his sixth homer of the season, giving Houston an 8-5 lead.

Brian McTaggart has covered the Astros since 2004, and for MLB.com since 2009. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter and listen to his podcast.

Michael Wagaman is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Athletics on Saturday.

This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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