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Walk This Way: Athletics Pitchers Issue 13 Free Passes to Set the Pace for Astros’ Lopsided 11

  • On Saturday, the Houston Astros routed the Athletics 11-0 in West Sacramento, Calif., as Christian Walker homered, doubled, and drove in two runs.
  • Right-Hander Luis Morales set the pace for the Athletics' control problems by surrendering five runs and six walks over three innings in the loss.
  • Astros batters reached base 32 times with 18 hits, while Tatsuya Imai struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Houston.
  • The 13 walks issued by the Athletics tied for the second-most in a nine-inning game, though short of the franchise record of 17 from April 14, 2023.
  • RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will start for the Astros against LHP Jacob Lopez of the Athletics in Monday's series finale in West Sacramento.
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Athletics and Astros meet in series rubber match

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Walk this way: Athletics pitchers issue 13 free passes to set the pace for Astros' lopsided 11-0 win

Athletics pitchers were in a giving mood as they issued 13 walks in their 11-0 loss to the Houston Astros.

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Walker homers, Peña gets 600th hit as Astros rout Athletics 11-0

Christian Walker homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Houston Astros routed the Athletics 11-0 on Saturday. Walker finished 3 for 5 with three runs scored, while Joey Loperfido, Yainer Diaz and Christian Vázquez each added three hits…

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