Bolte and Stefanic Each Hit 2 RBIs in Sixth to Lift Athletics Past Astros 6-5
Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic each drove in two runs as the Athletics used a six-run sixth inning to beat the Astros 6-5.
- On Friday, the Athletics defeated the Houston Astros 6-5 in West Sacramento, Calif., powered by a six-run sixth inning featuring Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic each driving in two runs.
- An error from Jose Altuve, the Astros second baseman, sparked the offensive explosion after starter Hunter Brown was pulled with runners on second and third; the Athletics sent 10 batters to the plate.
- Michael Stefanic's two-run single put the Athletics ahead 2-1, and Henry Bolte's bases-clearing triple extended the lead to 5-1, with Bolte finishing 2 for 5 and Stefanic 1 for 1.
- The Astros rallied with Cam Smith's solo homer in the seventh and three runs in the eighth to pull within 6-4, but Hogan Harris, Athletics closer, recorded a hitless ninth for his 17th save.
- Both teams hold identical 79-81 records, making the division winner the first team in major league history to reach the playoffs at.500 or worse; Houston holds a 9-4 tiebreaker and can clinch Saturday with a win and a Rangers loss.
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Michael Stefanic and Henry Bolte each drove in two runs during a six-run sixth inning and Jacob Lopez tossed six strong innings as the Athletics recorded a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.The Astros (79-81)...
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Bolte and Stefanic each hit 2 RBIs in sixth to lift Athletics past Astros 6-5
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic both drove in two runs in the sixth inning, and Jacob Lopez tossed four strikeouts in the Athletics’ 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday, assuring the AL West champion will be baseball’s first postseason team without a winning record in a full season.
Astros miss chance to push AL West clinch to the brink in loss to A's
WEST SACRAMENTO — No team in the American League West will finish the season with a winning record, something the Astros made sure of Friday night with a sixth-inning meltdown en route to a 6-5 loss to the A’s at Sutter Heath Park. Astros Wild Card and ALDS Tickets On Sale Now! The Astros and Rangers remain tied for first place in the AL West with identical 79-81 records entering the penultimate day of the regular season, but Houston squandered …
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