Oakland A’s go 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and leave nine on base — including three in the first inning — in loss to Houston Astros
HOUSTON — One of the Oakland A’s season-long problems came back to bite them Friday in their series-opening game with the Houston Astros.The A’s went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base — including three in the first inning — in a 5-1 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Oakland entered Friday with a team batting average of .217 with runners in scoring position, a mark that ranked third-last in the major leagues. In those situations, before Friday’s game. they had struck out 106 times, tied for third-most in MLB. “I thought Ken went out there and grinded,” Kotsay said. “He got hurt tonight in the middle of the order. A couple of breaking balls just hung in the zone for Tucker, and they took advantage of it.”
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