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- Updated: July 20, 2016
OAKLAND — Right-hander Doug Fister strung together seven scoreless innings to help the Astros avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the A’s with a commanding 7-0 win at the Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
George Springer collected a pair of RBI doubles, one of which highlighted a two-run second inning for the Astros, who tagged A’s starter Daniel Mengden for three runs in the first two frames, one via walk. Mengden (1-5) issued five free passes total, a career high, and scattered five hits with five strikeouts in five innings.
Houston tacked on two runs in the eighth when Carlos Correa’s bases-loaded bloop fell for a two-run single and two more in the ninth …
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