HOUSTON – Gage Jump didn’t have eye-popping strikeout numbers, but he gave the A’s what they needed on Sunday – another good outing. Jump threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and Nick Kurtz and Brent Rooker each homered as the Athletics beat the Astros,

Tatsuya Imai (2-3, 5.52 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -110, Athletics -109; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. Houston has a 29-36 record overall and a 15-18 record in home games.

Milwaukee Brewers (40-23, first in the NL Central) vs. Athletics (31-34, third in the AL West) Las Vegas; Monday, 10:05 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (7-1,

HOUSTON – Gage Jump threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and Nick Kurtz and Brent Rooker each homered as the Athletics beat the Astros, 5-0, on Sunday at Daikin Park to salvage one game of the three-game series.

With Jose Altuve and Josh Hader back, Astros start a stretch of winnable games with a 5-1 decision over Athletics.