The Astros played on national TV for the first time since their season-opener. They were embarrassed before the fifth inning even arrived. The Oakland Athletics batted around in the second, nearly did the same in the fourth, pounded out a season-high 18 hits and beat down the Astros 11-5 on Saturday in an American League West matchup at Minute Maid Park before an announced crowd of 18,591. The A’s (27-23) took the three-game series with the win, which followed Oakland’s 6-5 come-from-behind victory Friday, courtesy of Chris Young’s three-run ninth-inning homer. Oakland is 8-0 against the Astros this season, winning by a combined score of 62-29. Astros righthander Lucas Harrell [...]