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OAKLAND, Calif. Michael Wacha Jersey . -- Jed Lowrie and Oakland are hoping Saturdays ninth inning against Houston will carry over to the rest of the season for the Athletics. Lowrie hit a game-ending RBI single, sending the As to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros. "We were looking a spark," Lowrie said. "I think thats the type of play that can start something big. We just need to keep that momentum, use that momentum going forward and continue to believe that we can do what we set out to do at the beginning." Lowrie, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp had two hits apiece as Oakland snapped a three-game losing streak. Josh Donaldson started the As three-run ninth with a leadoff single, stopping an 0-for-15 slide. The Athletics were six games back of the AL West-leading Angels coming into the day, but also were on top of the wild-card standings. It marked the ninth victory for Oakland this year in its final at-bat. "Weve won many games like that this year," manager Bob Melvin said. "Hopefully they remember the feeling." Reddick hit a two-run double off Chad Qualls (1-5) before Lowrie drove him in with a single to left. Oakland is hitting .571 (16 for 28) against Qualls this year. "Its been happening all year, Im tired of it," Qualls said. "Four of my five losses are against them. Four of my five blown saves are against them. Im over it. Theres pretty much nothing to write." Luke Gregerson (4-3) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Houston wasted a solid start by Scott Feldman, who was charged with three runs, two earned, and seven hits in 8 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 2.91 ERA in his last eight starts, including two complete games. The Astros grabbed a 2-1 lead on Jose Altuves two-run double in the sixth against Scott Kazmir. Altuve extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games and leads major league baseball with a .340 batting average and 197 hits. The All-Star second baseman has hit safely in 22 straight games against the As and in 34 of 37 contests against Oakland in his career. Kazmir gave up three runs and three hits in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out eight and walked five. Brandon Moss sacrifice fly in the third gave Oakland a 1-0 lead. But Houston increased its advantage to 3-1 on Robbie Grossmans sacrifice fly in the sixth. BONDS VISITS ASTROS Home run king Barry Bonds watched Astros batting practice from behind the cage as a guest of outfielder Dexter Fowler, and spent most of his time giving tips to Houston first baseman Jon Singleton. TRAINERS ROOM Astros: Manager Tom Lawless said outfielder Alex Presley (right oblique strain) is expected to start Sunday and play five innings, marking his first extended action since returning from the disabled list Tuesday. Athletics: Closer Sean Doolittle (intercostal strain) played long toss and is scheduled to throw a bullpen on Monday in Chicago. ... Catcher Stephen Vogt (sprained left ankle) wore a walking boot in the clubhouse and will be sidelined for "a little while," according to Melvin. ... C John Jaso (concussion) is on track to be activated from the disabled list soon but likely wont be catching. UP NEXT Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (10-9, 3.03 ERA) has pitched at least seven innings in seven of his past eight starts. Athletics: RHP Jason Hammel (2-5, 4.98 ERA) is 2-1 with a 2.40 ERA his past five outings after going 0-4 with a 9.53 ERA in his first four starts with the As. Matt Harrison Jersey . The Rockets were even more surprised that he achieved the feat coming off the bench. Lin tallied 15 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and 10 assists and James Harden returned from injury to score 28 points to help the Rockets to their third straight victory, 106-92. Custom Tampa Bay Rays Jersey . Adding playoff teams. Monitoring instant replay from league headquarters. Possibly creating a set of guidelines to prevent locker-room bullying.If Jonathan Bernier is forced to miss a sixth straight game on Tuesday night with a groin strain, the Maple Leafs will be forced to decide between starting James Reimer or Drew MacIntyre in net. Reimer has started five straight games since relieving an injured Bernier against the Kings on Mar. 13. However, after a strong performance against Los Angeles, Reimer has struggled mightily. Through his five games started, Reimer has allowed 12 goals on 75 shots (.840 save percentage) with his team losing every time out. Starting back-to-back nights for the second time in less than week, Reimer allowed three goals to the New Jersey Devils on 10 shots SSunday night. Mithch Moreland Jersey. MacIntrye entered in relief of Reimer early in the second period and stopped all 12 shots he faced. Still, the Leafs fell 3-2. 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