WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Veteran left-hander Framber Valdez, on a roll for the past month, gets the call Wednesday night as the Houston Astros look to make it consecutive road wins against the Athletics. Valdez (7-4, 3.10 ERA) looks to win his sixth straight start. He'll be opposed by right-hander Luis Severino (2-6, 4.47)

Nick Kurtz’s walk-off homer lifts the Athletics over the Astros, extending Oakland’s win streak to four with a clutch blast.

Cam Smith hit two of Houston's five home runs and finished with four hits as the Astros routed the Athletics 13-3 to halt their four-game winning streak.