Athletics routed by Astros 9-2
Alex Bregman homered twice and had a season-high four RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
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Alex Bregman homered twice and had a season-high four RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.
As Dusty Baker officially ended one notable chapter in his illustrious career, he said Thursday he feels an obligation to do more around the game with his next one.
.Alex Cobb came within one out of a no-hitter before Spencer Steer doubled with two outs in the ninth inning of the San Francisco Giants' 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Mauricio Dubón homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sunday.
Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston's seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss.
Astros' shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat since getting a planned day off, backing another solid outing from Framber Valdez as Houston sent the tumbling Oakland Athletics to their 10th consecutive loss with a 6-3 win.
Framber Valdez pitched a four-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Yordan Alvarez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Wilmer Flores homered, and Joey Bart and Austin Slater had two hits each to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros.
Anthony DeSclafani pitched eight scoreless innings and Camilo Doval completed the three-hitter to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
The 73-year-old Baker earned his first World Series championship as a manager in his 25th season as a skipper when the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games Saturday.
Jim McIngvale, also known as "Mattress Mack," earned a $75 million payday after the Houston Astros won the World Series.
The title puts a bow on what has been a dominant season which saw the team win an American League-best 106 games.
The Phillies stranded 12 batters and were 1 for 7 with RISP in a 3-2 loss to Houston in Game 5 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park.
One day after scoring seven runs, the Phillies were no-hit by Cristian Javier and the Astros' bullpen in a 5-0 loss in Game 4 of the World Series.
Aledmys Díaz hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. had a solid start and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.
Chad Pinder hit his second grand slam in two weeks, Frankie Montas pitched five innings in what could be his final outing with Oakland and the Athletics held off the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Tony Kemp homered and hit a two-run double, Skye Bolt added a two-run shot, and the Oakland Athletics held off the red-hot Houston Astros 7-5 on Monday night.
The Oakland Athletics were held to four hits for a fourth consecutive game and made it hold up for rookie Zach Logue in a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
José Urquidy allowed four hits over a career-high eight innings to win his third straight decision, helping the Houston Astros keep rolling with an 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
The Athletics fell to 1-6 on their current 10-game homestand. Oakland's 7-20 home record is the worst in the majors.
The A's have lost 12 of 17 to fall 12 games under .500 for the first time since finishing the 2017 season at 75-87.
The A's have lost seven of 10 and trail the Astros by 12 games in the AL West, their biggest deficit in the division since being 12 back on June 16, 2019.
The 72-year-old Dusty Baker's career record is 2,000-1,745 and he's the only big league manager to take five different teams to the postseason.
