Liam Hendriks, A’s waste 8th-inning lead in loss at Houston
HOUSTON — The A’s began the post-Coco Crisp era with a loss Wednesday as Evan Gattis hit an RBI single to cap a three-run, two-out rally in the eighth inning keyed by a wild pitch on a strikeout, leading the Astros to a 4-3 victory over Oakland.
A’s starter Ross Detwiler gave up three hits and left after the seventh with a 3-1 lead.
Detwiler had given up 14 runs and 23 hits in his previous three starts.
Carlos Correa hit an RBI double for the only run off Detwiler.
Oakland reliever Liam Hendriks (0-3) got two quick outs in the eighth before George Springer tripled.
Alex Bregman then struck out, but reached when the pitch got away from Bruce Maxwell, allowing Springer to score.
Jose Altuve tripled home the tying run and Gattis singled for the lead.
Jake Smolinski hit a two-run triple and Maxwell had a sacrifice fly.
After trading Crisp to Cleveland earlier in the day, the A’s called up Joey Wendle from Triple-A.
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