OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Kemp homered and hit a two-run double, Skye Bolt added a two-run shot, and the Oakland Athletics held off the red-hot Houston Astros 7-5. Elvis Andrus added an insurance RBI single in the eighth for Oakland before closer Lou Trivino surrendered a solo homer to Chas McCormick, then finished for his ninth save by striking out Jeremy Peña with runners on first and second.
AL West-leading Houston took its first defeat after a 5-0 start since the All-Star break.
The Astros are an AL-best 28-10 dating to June 12 and are now 32-17 against the AL West.