J.P. France knew he had been more reliable on the road than in Houston so far this season — and showed it again, even after getting in an early hole. Relying on his nasty change-up, the rookie struck out five while pitching into the eighth inning for the first time to win his third straight decision, Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Thursday night. Alex Bregman homered in the ninth to help secure the win for France (5-3).
Alex Kirilloff homered in the fifth inning and hit a three-run double in the seventh, rallying the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics and a series sweep Sunday. Christian Vázquez also connected for the Twins, who hadn’t won three straight in Oakland since July 1997. “We’re not a one-dimensional group but we have to prove that we’re not a one-dimensional group,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.
Kyle Farmer had three hits including a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Oakland Athletics 10-7 on Saturday night. Michael A. Taylor hit his 11th home run for the Twins and made a catch at the wall in center field to rob pinch-hitter Brent Rooker of extra bases in the sixth. Ryan Jeffers walked twice, scored three runs and drove in one for Minnesota, which has won two straight after losing three consecutive games before the All-Star break.
Yesterday at the Brighteon studios in Texas, comedian JP Sears and filmmaker Mikki Willis tag-teamed me to force me to accept “the science” regarding life preservers. Apparently, life preservers must be worn at all times because you never know when water might get you. And if everybody else doesn’t wear a life preserver, that causes […]
Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each had a two-run homer, and Masataka Yoshida had his sixth consecutive multi-hit game to lead the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Saturday. Christian Arroyo and Duran both had three hits, Yoshida two and Duran scored three runs and drove in three for the Red Sox, who have won seven of eight.