WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Tatsuya Imai struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Houston Astros pounded out 18 hits in an 11-0 rout of the Athletics on Saturday evening at Sutter Health Park.

Imai allowed only three hits to earn the win. Houston scored in five different innings, including three-run frames in the fourth and sixth. Joey Loperfido had three hits and two RBIs, while Christian Vázquez added two run-scoring doubles. Luis Morales took the loss for Oakland, which managed just five hits before a crowd of 12,015. The game took 3 hours to complete.

Houston improved to 6-3, while fell to 2-6. The teams conclude their series Sunday.