OAKLAND, Calif. — Jed Lowrie hit an RBI double with two outs in the 10th inning, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Oakland A’s on Thursday night at the O.co Coliseum.
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who had three hits, lined a leadoff single off right-hander Edward Mujica (2-4), stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Lowrie, a former Athletics third baseman, lined an opposite-field double down the left field line to score Altuve.
Houston rookie shortstop Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his 14th blast of the season.
Third baseman Brett Lawrie and catcher Stephen Vogt hit solo home runs for the A’s.
The Astros trailed 2-1 entering the eighth inning, but Altuve lined a one-out single off A’s reliever Fernando Rodriguez and Correa launched a two-out homer into the left field seats to put Houston ahead.
The home run came in Correa’s 51st game, exactly two months after he made his major league debut. The Astros added another run in the eighth, cashing in on a walk, a single by right fielder Colby Rasmus and an error on A’s center fielder Billy Burns to make it 4-2.
The A’s rallied to score twice off closer Luke Gregerson in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings.
Gregerson issued a four-pitch, leadoff walk to Vogt. He got Lawrie to hit a ground ball, but Lowrie threw wide of second base for an error as Vogt raced to third. First baseman Ike Davis lined an RBI single to center, driving in Vogt to make it 4-3 and moving Lawrie to third.
Gregerson struck out shortstop Marcus Semien but walked second baseman Eric Sogard, loading the bases. Speedy center fielder Billy Burns brought home Lawrie with a grounder. Altuve got the force at second, but Burns barely beat Correa’s throw to first.
Houston challenged the call, but it stood after a video review. Gregerson (5-1) retired left fielder Coco Crisp on a fly ball to the warning track in right field, ending the inning.
Astros right-hander Will Harris pitched a scoreless 10th for his first save of the season.
Rookie right-hander Aaron Brooks pitched his second straight gem for the A’s but got a no decision. Brooks allowed just one run on four hits over seven innings in his third career major league start and second since being traded by the Kansas City Royals to the A’s on July 28. Brooks, who earned his first big league win Saturday against the Cleveland Indians, struck out seven and walked one.
Astros right-hander Scott Feldman gave up two runs and five hits over six innings, but two of those hits were solo blasts by Vogt and Lawrie. Feldman struck out three and walked two.
Houston jumped in front with a run in the top of the first inning.
Center fielder Carlos Gomez dropped a drag bunt down the third base line on a 1-1 count, surprising the A’s and beating out a single. Correa moved Gomez to third with a single to left field, and Lowrie brought the runner home with a sacrifice fly to right field.
The A’s pulled even in the second on Vogt’s 15th home run of the season, a one-out blast high and deep over the center-field fence. The home run, which came on a full count, was Vogt’s first since July 12 at Cleveland and snapped a 16-game drought.
Oakland took a 2-1 lead in the fifth when Lawrie crushed a leadoff homer that hit high off the facing beyond the 400-foot mark in center and bounced off a window in a luxury suite. The home run was Lawrie’s 10th of the season and, like Vogt’s blast, came on a 3-2 count. Feldman threw a low sinker, and Lawrie launched it.
After Lawrie homered, Davis walked and Semien singled him to second, setting the stage for Gomez to make a spectacular catch in deep center that saved two runs.
Sogard faked a bunt, pulled the bat back and sent a fly ball to deep center. Gomez, who was playing shallow and shaded toward left field, made a long run and an over-the-shoulder, sliding basket catch just in front of the warning track.
NOTES: Oakland LHP Sean Doolittle (strained left shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment Friday night with Class A Stockton. …A’s LF Coco Crisp returned to the starting lineup Thursday. He tweaked his neck while making a diving catch Tuesday against Baltimore and was scratched from the lineup Wednesday but entered the game as a pinch hitter. … Oakland RF Josh Reddick (stiff lower back) was in the starting lineup for the first time since being hurt Sunday. … Astros LHP Scott Kazmir returned to the Oakland Coliseum exactly two weeks after the A’s traded him to Houston for a pair of minor-leaguers. Kazmir pitched Wednesday against Texas and won’t face his former team during this four-game series. … Houston OF Preston Tucker (right arm contusion) was out of the lineup for the second consecutive game. … Astros RHP Dan Straily, one day after being designated for assignment, cleared waivers and was optioned to Triple-A Fresno.