WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Athletics erupted for six runs in the fourth inning, powered by a three-run homer from Lawrence Butler, to rout the Houston Astros 11-4 on Friday night at Sutter Health Park.

Butler’s blast capped a decisive offensive outburst that included three hits and four RBIs. The Athletics scored in four consecutive innings, tallying 13 hits against Astros pitching.

Houston managed just six hits. Yordan Alvarez and Yainer Diaz drove in runs via sacrifice fly and double, respectively.

Winning pitcher Jeffrey Springs earned his first victory. Cristian Javier took the loss for the Astros, who entered as favorites. Attendance was 12,410. The game took 2 hours, 54 minutes.