HOUSTON (Interstat) — Gage Jump pitched 6 1/3 innings of three-hit ball and the Athletics defeated the Houston Astros 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Daikin Park. The Athletics scored three runs in the third inning, one in the fourth and one in the fifth. Brent Rooker drove in two runs with a double and Nick Kurtz homered and drove in two runs. Jump struck out three and earned his second win against one loss. Mike Burrows took the loss, allowing four earned runs on eight hits over five innings with three strikeouts. The Athletics had eight hits to the Astros’ four. Mark Leiter Jr., Hogan Harris and Justin Sterner combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Nate Pearson, Bryan Abreu and Steven Okert each threw a scoreless inning for Houston. The attendance was 28,878. The game lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes. The Athletics improved to 31-34, while the Astros fell to 30-37.