Yordan Álvarez hit two homers and drove in five runs, José Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single, and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6.
Matt Olson hit his 14th homer of the season and added a key two-run single as part of Oakland’s big seventh inning, as the Athletics rolled to a 12-6 win over Seattle.
Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark it hopes for to stay in Oakland.
Mike Trout hit his first home run of the season and Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run in the eighth-inning giving the Los Angeles Angels a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros.
The clubhouse for the Oakland Athletics had some unhappy players on Friday after it was announced that just four days after being named first baseman for the team, Kila Ka’aihue has been designated for assignment.
And the timing couldn’t be much worse for Ka’aihue.