Maldonado's 3 RBIs lead Astros over A's 8-4 and into 1st

— Martín Maldonado homered and drove in three runs, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland 8-4 on Thursday to move ahead of the Athletics for the AL West lead.
May 21, 2021, 12:59 am - AP
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L. Garcia
win

L. Garcia2-3

5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
C. Irvin
loss

C. Irvin3-5

5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUOAK
1stCanha homered to left (374 feet).01
3rdMaldonado doubled to left, Straw scored.11
3rdBrantley singled to center, Maldonado scored, Altuve to third.21
3rdBregman singled to center, Altuve scored, Brantley to second.31
3rdKemp homered to right (352 feet).32
4thMaldonado homered to right center (388 feet), Tucker scored.52
6thLowrie singled to right, Olson scored.53
7thBregman doubled to left, Altuve scored.63
9thAlvarez grounded into fielder's choice to first, Altuve scored on error, Alvarez safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Andrus, Bregman out at second.73
9thGurriel singled to center, Alvarez scored.83
9thBrown homered to right (408 feet).84
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