June 5, 2016
Astros 5, Athletics 2
W – McCullers (3-1)
L – Dull (1-1)
S – Harris (1)
Another sweep in the books and sole possession of third place in the division. The only way this weekend could have possibly gone better is if the Mariners had taken just one game from the Rangers.
First of all, no, that’s not a misprint up above – Luke Gregerson did not pitch in a save situation. Harris got the call today and pitched a 1-2-3 9th for his first save of the season. This may not be a permanent solution, but it’s an improvement.
Coming off the DL and on a pitch count limit, Sonny Gray pitched five good innings, giving up just one run – Carlos Gomez’s first home run of the season – in the 5th. Against Oakland’s relief corps, Gattis went yard – his fourth in five games – to tie the game in the 6th, Correa hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 7th, and Springer and Rasmus added a couple of insurance runs in the 8th on a groundout and a booted play, respectively.
McCullers spotted the A’s two runs in the top of the 1st but then held them at bay through seven strong innings, striking out nine A’s batters. Sipp and Neshek split duty for a scoreless 8th.
Off to Arlington for four games. Fuck the Rangers.