A’S: Healy homers in 2nd straight game

Reddick has three doubles, one triple, two homers and seven RBIs in his last seven games since coming off the 7day concussion list.

“He can flat-out play and I’m glad he’s hitting behind us and I’m glad he’s on our team now,” Springer said of Reddick, who spent five seasons with the Athletics.

Houston rookie David Paulino allowed seven hits with a season-high seven runs in four-plus innings and Michael Feliz (4-1) struck out two in a scoreless fifth for the win. Ken Giles struck out two in the ninth for his 18th save.

Houston was down one after a four-run third by the A’s before Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran hit consecutive singles to chase Jesse Hahn with no outs in the bottom of the inning. Josh Smith came in to face Marwin Gonzalez whose RBI double tied it at 5-5. The Astros took the lead when Beltran scored on a groundout by Yuli Gurriel before Springer’s run-scoring double with two outs pushed the lead to 7-5.

Reddick, who drove in three runs, hit an RBI single and Carlos Correa drove home another run with a single to make it 9-5.

The Athletics hit a seasonhigh five homers with two from Khris Davis and one each from Ryon Healy, Matt Olson and Jed Lowrie, but they struck out 17 times to end a four-game win- ning streak.

Oakland starter Jesse Hahn (3-6) allowed a season-high nine hits and six runs in two-plus innings.

“His stuff hasn’t been as good the last two times out so he’s going to have to make adjustments,” manager Bob Melvin said. “That’s what pitching is all about. There’s something he’s going to have to tighten up a little bit.”

The solo shot by Olson cut the lead to 9-7 in the fifth, but the Astros added a run on a sacrifice fly by McCann in the sixth to extend the lead. Lowrie’s home run came in the seventh before another RBI single from Reddick in the bottom of the inning pushed the lead back to three.