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Yordan Álvarez hits 3-run homer as Astros beat A's again

Houston has outscored Oakland 26-7 in three games against the defending AL West champion A’s, who were eliminated by the Astros in the AL Divsion Series last fall.
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Houston Astros' Chas McCormick, bottom, scores under Oakland Athletics pitcher Reymin Guduan during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Yordan Álvarez hit a three-run homer and Houston kept thriving through all the boos, slugging its way to a third straight win in a 9-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. 

Houston has outscored Oakland 26-7 in three games against the defending AL West champion A’s, who were eliminated by the Astros in a four-game AL Divsion Series last fall.

Lance McCullers Jr. got the win for the Astros. The right-hander struck out seven and walked three in five innings, allowing two hits and one run.

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