Athletics 13, Astros 1
OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Moss hit a grand slam and the best-in-baseball Athletics gave Jeff Samardzija more run support than he has had all season in improving to a season-best 25 games over .500. Before joining Oakland Samardzija was 2-7 with the Cubs despite a 2.83 ERA. He entered with the third lowest run support in the majors at 3.05 runs per outing.