CLUTCH HOMER! ⚾🔥 Chas McCormick hit a tiebreaking home run off Frankie Montas leading off the eighth inning and the Houston Astros got a scoreless effort from their bullpen, beating the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Tuesday night. LevelUp HTX Astros
Houston Astros' Chas McCormick, right, is congratulated by Jose Siri after hitting a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. – Chas McCormick hit a tiebreaking home run off Frankie Montas to begin the eighth inning and the Houston Astros got a scoreless effort from their bullpen, beating the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Tuesday night.
McCormick was in a 2 for 23 funk but snapped out of it with his second three-hit game of the season. He also had an RBI single in the fifth. That was enough on a night when five Houston relievers combined for five scoreless innings of four-hit ball after starter Cristian Javier departed after throwing 85 pitches in four innings.Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek, Rafael Montero and Héctor Neris retired three batters each. Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his ninth save.Houston had a deep bullpen after Framber Valdez pitched a two-hitter in the series opener Monday.
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