⁍ Kyle Tucker and Josh Reddick each hit a home run and Lance McCullers Jr. pitched six solid innings for the Houston Astros.
⁍ It was the Astros’ first game since playing a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.
⁍ Both teams declined to play Thursday and Friday to recognize social justice and racial equality.
– The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader, winning for the third time in their last four games. It was the Astros’ first game since playing a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, while the A’s were playing for the first time since Wednesday. The Astros were off Wednesday as a precaution for approaching Hurricane Laura, while the A’s were playing for the first time since Wednesday. The Astros were off Wednesday as a precaution for approaching Hurricane Laura, while the A’s declined to play Thursday and Friday to recognize social justice and racial equality. The Astros got things going early Saturday afternoon as Michael Brantley worked a two-out walk in the first inning and Yuli Gurriel doubled to put two aboard. Kyle Tucker then lifted his sixth home run of the season to right field off A’s starter Chris Bassitt to give Houston a 3-0 lead. The A’s did get on the board in the fourth inning when Robbie Grossman scored on a ground out by Matt Chapman. The Astros got the run back in the bottom of the fourth when Reddick hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot to right-center field for a 4-1 advantage. It was Reddick’s first hit off Bassitt in 15 at-bats. McCullers (3-2) gave up one earned run on six hits over six innings with a walk and seven strikeouts.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/baseball-mlb-hou-oak/tucker-reddick-fuel-astros-past-as-in-game-1-idUSMTZXEG8TUKCIPM