The Houston Astros beat the Athletics in Thursday’s series opener as infielder Lucas Spence hit three home runs, including his first in the majors, and accounted for five of Houston’s seven runs. The win left Houston tied with Texas atop the AL West.
Houston and Texas were both 79-80 with three games remaining before Thursday’s games. The Astros’ next game is listed for Friday at 8:40 p.m. CT at Sutter Health Park, with Hunter Brown (6-3, 3.26 ERA) set to start against Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez (5.68 ERA); both lineups were listed as TBD.
