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The Hops were blown away by a bad outing from their starter Kenny Hernandez, but all other minor league teams were able to put up good fights. The Aces and Visalia achieved a victory, but the Sod Poodles unfortunately went down once again.
HOUSTON (AP) Matt Olson and Chad Pinder each homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Houston 8-6 Friday night, cutting the Astros' edge for home-field advantage in the AL playoffs. Houston leads the White Sox by one game for home field in their best-of-five Division Series matchup next week.