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HOUSTON — Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer early and Jon Singleton had three hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in Houston's four-run eighth inning, and the Astros got a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Brent Rooker homered off Ryan Pressly with one out in the eighth to tie it at 2-all. Yainer Diaz and Kyle Tucker hit consecutive singles with one out in the eighth to chase T.J. McFarland and bring on Grant Holman. There were two outs in the inning when Singleton's single to center field scored Diaz to put the Astros on top.
