HOUSTON – Carlos Correa, Yordan Álvarez and José Altuve managed to run at the Houston Astros to continue their great start to the season, winning Thursday night with Oakland Athletics 6-2.
Houston’s victory delighted his fans, who attended Minute Maid Park for the first time in 2019.
Astros are 6-1 this season, equaling the best start in the franchise’s history after seven games. Five of the victories came to the shores of Athletics, swept in Oakland at the beginning of the season.
Houston defeated Oakland 41-11 combined this season.
And on that day, he had the support of 21,765 noisy fans. The last time Houston Park admitted the public was in match 7 of the 2019 World Series, which Astros lost to the national team in Washington.
For now, capacity is limited to 50% of the premises, due to the pandemic. But the Astros were certainly relieved by the boos they received during the six-game journey that kicked off the season.
The rival public frequently chanted “scams”, having the first opportunity to rebuke Astros for the signal theft scandal revealed in January 2020.
Cristian Javier (1-0) allowed three shots scattered in five innings without a score to get the victory. The Dominican scored seven.
The loss went to Cole Irvin (0-2).
For Athletics, the Dominican Ramón Laureano 4-0. Venezuelan Elvis Andrus 4-1.
For Astros, the Venezuelan Altuve 4-1 with a marked race and an RBI. Cubans Álvarez 4-2 with two goals scored and an RBI, Yuli Gurriel 4-0. Puerto Rican Carlos Correa 3-2 with two marked rounds and two products.