Astros thump A's 8-1 behind Brown to avoid series sweep

— Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday.
Jul 24, 2024, 07:09 pm - AP
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H. Brown
win

H. Brown9-6

6.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB
J. Sears
loss

J. Sears7-8

6.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUOAK
1stY. Diaz hit sacrifice fly to right, Altuve scored.10
1stAndujar doubled to right, Butler scored.11
2ndAltuve singled to left, Singleton scored, Altuve out stretching at second.21
5thMcCormick homered to center (420 feet).31
6thPeña singled to left, Y. Diaz scored.41
7thAltuve doubled to left, Singleton scored, McCormick to third.51
7thBregman doubled to left, Altuve scored and McCormick scored.71
7thY. Diaz hit sacrifice fly to center, Bregman scored.81
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