The Oakland A's will be seeing a lot of the Houston Astros this week; five games in four days, to be exact.
With just three weeks remaining in the season, each game weighs heavy with postseason implications. The Astros flew into Oakland just 3.5 games back, in stabbing distance of the A's long-held first place spot atop the American League West. The A's have a clear shot at a postseason spot, nonetheless, but a fall from first-place grace is one slip-up away.
A shutout was a good way to start. The A's topped the Astros 6-0 Monday night behind Chris Bassitt's gem. With that, the A's moved 4.5 games up on the Astros for first place in the division.
