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round over 7 innings and also came to be the first Oakland pitcher in twenty years to reach 200 strikeouts in a season, assisting the Sports pound the Houston Astros 14-2 on Friday night to sustain their slim playoff hopes.Starling Marte had 4 hits and 4 RBIs as the A's broke a four-game skid. Oakland remained 4 video games behind the Yankees for the second AL wild card,
with the Mariners and also Blue Jays likewise in the way.Matt Olson drove in four runs for Oakland. Chad Pinder included a pinch-hit grand slam in the 7th inning. "I was simply attempting to regulate my pitches, struck my spots,"Montas
said."When guys are turning as well as you hit your spot, it's mosting likely to be difficult for them to put a good swing on the ball."Jose Altuve struck his 30th home run for the Astros. Houston's magic number
to clinch the AL West remains three over Seattle. Astros pitcher Zack Greinke was scraped from his scheduled start and also positioned on the 10-day injured list with neck soreness. The 2009 AL Cy Youthful Award champion can return before the playoffs."You hate to lose, specifically by a big margin,"Houston manager Dusty Baker claimed. "They defeat us pretty good tonight." Two years after serving an 80-game suspension complying with a positive test for performance-enhancing medicines, Montas(13-9 )was dominant while aiding the A's stave off elimination in the AL West and also stopping the first-place Astros
from inching closer to the division title. The right-hander allowed one run, had eight strikeouts, strolled three as well as hit two batters. "It looked like he was in control most of the video game,"A's
supervisor Bob Melvin said."Amazing to be throwing that difficult and be this excellent towards the end of the season. He had that search in his eye all game today
."Montas had at least one strikeout in every inning as well as pitched out of a jam in the seventh after surrendering a leadoff stroll and single. He's the initial A's bottle to have 200 strikeouts considering that Barry Zito had 205 in 2001." That was one of my goals entering the season," Montas claimed." For me to be able to achieve that is huge. I'm quite pleased today. "The A's bottle blinked some awesome glove work in the 7th when he made a behind-the-back grab on Martin Maldonado's comebacker."He is among the very best pitchers in this league, plus he fielded his placement, which goes undetected, "Baker stated." He conserved himself tonite, not just pitching but on protection, as well." Yusmeiro Petit and also Domingo Acevedo retired three batters each to complete the two-hitter. The Astros racked up an unearned run off Montas in
the initial inning and went up 2-0 on Altuve's leadoff homer in the third.The A's took the lead with 3 escape fill-in starter Brandon Bielak( 3-4) in the third, after that broke the game open with 6 runs in the seventh and also five in the eighth.Pinder's
home run off Brooks Raley was Oakland's very first pinch-hit slam since Scott Sizemore had one against Texas in 2011. Bielak, primarily a long reliever with one beginning this season, allowed three runs and four hits in 3 innings.TRAINER'S ROOM Astros: Yordan Alvarez was the DH after being drawn from Wednesday's video game as well as
not playing Thursday because of general discomfort. ... RHP Peter Solomon was remembered from Triple-A Sugar Land to take Greinke's place on the active roster.Athletics: 2B Josh Harrison left the game after fouling 2 spheres off his left leg in the 7th inning. Harrison finished the at-bat prior to being secured in between innings.UP NEXT Astros LHP Framber Valdez(11-5, 3.07 PERIOD)has won his last 2 beginnings and is wanting to make up for a harsh one versus Oakland in
July when he permitted 10 hits as well as 5 gained runs in five innings. Athletics LHP Sean Manaea (10-10, 4.05 )is winless in four begins versus Houston this season.
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