WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Houston Astros’ late-season slide continued Tuesday night with a 5-1 loss to the Athletics, dropping them out of an American League wild-card spot.

The Astros (84-73) managed just three hits and have lost four straight games. Oakland’s Jeffrey Springs (11-11) earned the win, allowing one run over five innings. Three Athletics relievers combined for four hitless frames.

Jacob Wilson went 2 for 2 with an RBI and two runs scored for (74-83). Houston’s lone run came on a sacrifice fly by Cam Smith in the second inning. Cristian Javier (2-4) took the loss for the Astros. The game took 2 hours, 29 minutes before an announced crowd of 9,465 at Sutter Health Park.