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Laureano's 2-run shot sends A's to 7-3 win over Astros

Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown’s first career home run lift the Oakland A's to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros.
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Oakland Athletics' Ramon Laureano, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Mark Canha during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

HOUSTON (AP) - Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown’s first career home run helped the Oakland Athletics to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros and a series victory.

The Astros won the opener 6-2 on Thursday night to give them five straight wins over the A’s after a four-game sweep to start the season. 

But Oakland’s offense, which sputtered as the A’s limped to a 1-7 start, got going Friday night in a 6-2 win powered by three homers and kept it going in the series finale by piling up a season-high 11 hits. 

Both teams are off Sunday.  

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