The Oakland Athletics defeated the Houston Astros 5-0 at Daikin Park on Sunday, June 7, 2026, to avoid a three-game series sweep and finish their six-game road trip with a .
500 record.
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Rookie left-hander Gage Jump earned his second Major League Baseball win by tossing 6 1/3 scoreless innings.
He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out three batters.
Oakland opened the scoring in the third inning.
Alika Williams singled, and Nick Kurtz followed with a two-run home run off Houston starter Mike Burrows, who dropped to 3-8.
Shea Langeliers then singled, stole second base, and scored on a two-out double by Brent Rooker to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Athletics added a fourth run in the top of the fourth inning.
Zack Gelof doubled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and scored on a fielding error by Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña.
Rooker capped the scoring in the fifth inning with a solo home run to left field, his 10th of the season.
He finished with two hits, along with outfielder Lawrence Butler.
Jump limited the Astros to four total hits.
Bullpen support from Justin Sterner, Mark Leiter Jr., and Hogan Harris secured Oakland's fourth shutout victory of the season.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Athletics and brought their road trip against the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros to a 3-3 conclusion.
During the game, Houston second baseman Nick Allen left in the third inning due to left hamstring discomfort after running to first base.
