Astros aim to continue run of good fortune vs. A's

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The Oakland Athletics hope to get more of the same from a new weapon when they again seek to break through against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.

After getting outscored 22-4 in a four-game sweep in Houston last week, Oakland put up a better fight at home in the opener of thisthree-game series on Friday. The A's held the Astros scoreless in eight of the