Evan Gattis also homered for the second time in as many days, and Colby Rasmus delivered two doubles in the win. Gattis' two-run shot off A's starter Kendall Graveman sparked a three-run second inning that matched Oakland's run total in the top half of the inning, highlighted by Chris Coghlan's two-run double against right-hander Collin McHugh.
McHugh settled down thereafter, keeping the A's off the board until the sixth inning, when Danny Valencia launched his ninth homer of the season, a solo shot to left. By that time, the Astros had tacked on two more runs against Graveman, who was on the hook for five total in 4 1/3 innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Gattis on hitting spree: Gattis, who collected four hits on Friday, has homered in three of the past four games. His shot to left field cut the third-inning deficit to 3-2. The Astros tied it on Jake Marisnick's sacrifice fly that scored Luis Valbuena.
Return of the Jed: Lowrie's ninth-inning homer was his first of the season, snapping a season-opening 40-game homerless streak -- the longest of his career. It was his first time facing Gregerson, a former teammate of his on both the A's and Astros. Lowrie is 13-for-36 (.361) with six runs scored in nine starts since being reinstated from the disabled list May 25.
Jane Lee has covered the A's for MLB.com since 2010.
Richard Dean is a contributor to MLB.com based in Houston and covered the Astros on Saturday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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