No no-no for Sean Manaea, but he shines in A’s 8-1 win over Astros
HOUSTON - Sean Manaea didn’t throw another no-hitter Friday, but he was superb nonetheless in setting an Oakland record, while his teammates rocked former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel.
Manaea allowed only one unearned run while Oakland belted three homers off Keuchel in downing the defending champion Astros 8-1 at Minute Maid Park on Friday. The A’s have won nine of their past 11 games overall, and they’ve scored five wins in a row over Houston dating back to last season.
“The team is unbelievable,” Manaea said. “When the offense can do what they did tonight and we can throw some zeroes up on the board, this team is pretty awesome. We just have to keep this thing rolling.