Riding three straight series sweeps, and after a day off on Monday, the Astros were back in action against the A's in Oakland on Tuesday night looking to make it ten straight wins. Here's a rundown of the game:

Final Score: Astros 9, A's 1

Record: 12-5, first in the AL West.

Winning pitcher: Collin McHugh (3-1).

Losing pitcher: Marco Estrada (0-2).

Star of the game: Alex Bregman had the highlight of the game, a huge grand slam which put Houston up 8-0 in the fourth inning. They ended up being unnecessary insurance runs, but it kept the offense of the Astros firing and keeps their momentum high going into tomorrow night.

Notes: George Springer got the game started in the best way for the Astros, launching a leadoff dinger to put Houston up 1-0. Josh Reddick extended the lead in the top of the second, hitting a two-run home run to make it a 3-0 game. The Astros kept scoring, loading the bases with one out in the top of the fourth before Springer worked an RBI-walk then Alex Bregman busted things open with a two-out grand slam to double the lead to 8-0. Meanwhile, Collin McHugh had a great start, keeping Oakland off the board with just two hits and two walks along with five strikeouts over his six innings of work. The runs kept coming for Houston, getting an RBI from Robinson Chirinos to extend the lead further to 9-0. Josh James took over on the mound for the Astros in the seventh and threw two scoreless innings, keeping the shutout going into the ninth. Reymin Guduan made his first appearance since swapping roster spots with Framber Valdez, but it was a rough one, loading the bases and allowing a sac fly to end the shutout, ending his appearance early. Chris Devenski entered to clean things up and get the last two outs to wrap up the win.

Up Next: Houston and Oakland will wrap up the short two-game series tomorrow night with first pitch at 9:07 PM. The Astros will have Wade Miley on the mound looking to make it eleven wins in a row for Houston and improve his 1-1 record and 3.45 ERA, while the A's will look to Frankie Montas who sits at 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA.

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