Astros ace Dallas Keuchel had a peculiar start agains the A's on Friday. The left-hander matched a season-high with 10 hits allowed, but gave up just three runs over 7 2/3 innings in the 3-1 loss. Keuchel walked two and struck out three, as he was simply out-pitched by Sonny Gray, who tossed a complete game gem.
Keuchel (13-6, 2.40 ERA) was able to limit the damage against him, despite the high number of baserunners. He allowed individual runs in the second, third and fifth innings, including a third-inning solo blast by Danny Valencia.
Over his past six starts, Keuchel is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA.