Astros rally late to upend A’s — third straight loss for Oakland – San Francisco Chronicle

Astros rally late to upend A’s — third straight loss for Oakland San Francisco Chronicle

So dominant for much of last season, the A’s bullpen has not been able to match that success in 2019. Friday night’s opener of a three-game series against Houston at the Coliseum provided another example of that. Leading off the eighth inning, Derek Fisher broke a 2-2 tie with a homer off Lou Trivino to left-center. The Astros picked up a 3-2 victory, handing the A’s their third straight loss and dropping Oakland 8½ games back of first-place Houston in the AL West. Last season, the Oakland bullpen owned a 45-17 record and a 3.35 ERA with a save percentage of 71. After Friday’s loss, the A’s…

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