Astros' edge for home field in playoffs cut with loss to A's

— Matt Olson and Chad Pinder each homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Houston 8-6 Friday night, cutting the Astros’ edge for home-field advantage in the AL playoffs.
Oct 2, 2021, 06:12 am - AP
OAK
HOU
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S. Manaea
win

S. Manaea11-10

5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
F. Valdez
loss

F. Valdez11-6

5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
L. Trivino
save

L. Trivino22

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

OAKHOU
1stDíaz singled to left, Siri scored.01
3rdHarrison singled to right, Kemp scored.11
4thPinder homered to right (357 feet).21
6thOlson homered to right (418 feet), Marte scored.41
6thMeyers doubled to deep left, McCormick scored.42
8thPinder grounded into fielder's choice to second, Marte scored, Pinder safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Gonzalez.52
8thBrown singled to right, Pinder scored, Gomes to third.62
8thKemp hit a ground rule double to deep right, Gomes scored, Brown to third.72
8thBrown scored on error, Kozma safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Gonzalez, Kemp safe at third on error.82
8thMeyers singled to center, Correa scored, McCormick to second.83
8thCastro homered to right (397 feet), McCormick scored and Meyers scored.86
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