A’s ace Luis Severino took the mound for the team and gave the team five innings, allowing a pair of earned runs on nine hits, walking one, and punching out five Houston Astros hitters. Valdez showed a bit of a free-base problem, but the A’s weren’t able to capitalize on the limited opportunities they were given. The A’s would take an early lead in the game, as catcher Austin Wynns was able to drive in Nick Kurtz. Houston would respond in the third as Mauricio Dubón would take Luis Severino deep, his third of the year and second in as many days, to tie the game.
