OAKLAND, Calif. — Just moments away from a satisfying victory Wednesday, the Athletics instead took another gut punch in a 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros at the Coliseum.
Yordan Alvarez drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double to cap a four-run ninth against Dany Jimenez and Sam Selman as the A’s suffered a sweep at the hands of the A.L. West leaders before a crowd of 5,189.
The A’s were being no-hit by Justin Verlander going into the seventh, only to strike for two runs on an RBI double from Elvis Andrus and a two-run home run from Christian Bethancourt for a 3-1 lead they took into the ninth.
