The 2-Man Game: Players will take less money to join LeBron in Houston
Rockets Rundown
Mario Elie and Joel Blank
05 June 2018
Joel and Mario discuss the big decisions the Rockets will have to make this offseason. Mario believes the Rockets should explore all options that would bring LeBron James to Houston because he doesn't appear to be slowing down physically. Signing Clint Capela to a max contract, on the other hand, is just too much money to commit to a player that can't get his own shot. Finally, if the Rockets are able to bring back Chris Paul, they need to have a quality backup just in case CP3 gets injured again.
Luis Severino struck out eight in seven innings and Luis Urias homered to lead the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the AL West-leading Houston Astros on Thursday night.
Severino (4-11) allowed four hits and two earned runs as the A’s snapped a four-game skid. Mason Miller earned his 20th save.
Urias hit his eighth homer in the sixth inning and finished with two hits. Nick Kurtz went 3 for 5 with an RBI double in the two-run fourth inning. Max Schuemann also knocked in a run in the inning on a fielder’s choice grounder.
Christian Walker drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field and Victor Caratini scored on a groundout by Cam Smith — all in the seventh inning — for the Astros, who had their four-game winning streak halted.
Jason Alexander (1-1), a former member of the Athletics who was claimed off waivers in May, allowed five earned runs and 11 hits in six innings. The 32-year-old right-hander finished with three strikeouts and two walks.
Key moment
Carlos Cortes made his MLB debut for the A’s and went 1 for 3. He had a sacrifice fly, single and scored a run.
Key stat
The Astros went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.
Up Next
Athletics LHP Jeffery Springs (8-7) will go in the second game of the four-game series. The Astros have not announced a starter.
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