Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1.

A’s Cast” analysts Chris Townsend and Tony Kemp break down the turning point in the Athletics' 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday at Sutter Health Park.Kurtz walk-off homer vs. Astros extends A

Nick Kurtz made a little Athletics history on Tuesday night with his towering walk-off home run to beat the Astros.

Jason Alexander (0-0, 18.00 ERA) makes his Astros debut against his former Athletics squad in the second of a four-game series. Alexander, called up from Triple-A on Monday after Lance McCullers Jr. went on the injured list , had been claimed off waivers last month by Houston. He will start against JP Sears (5-5, 5.08).

The Houston Astros' battered pitching rotation lost another player to injury on Monday as right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. was placed on the 15-day Injured List due to a foot injury. McCullers' latest setback will force Houston to turn to their 11th different starting pitcher this season on Tuesday night in Sacramento.

The Astros have scratched right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. from Monday night's start and placed him on the 15-Day injured list with a right foot sprain.

Houston placed a starting pitcher on the IL for the fourth time this reason, announcing that the 31-year-old lefty has a right foot sprain.

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot ahead of his scheduled start against the Athletics