HOUSTON (Interstat) — Hayden Wesneski threw five scoreless innings and Yordan Alvarez drove in two runs as the Houston Astros beat the Athletics 4-0 on Friday night at Daikin Park.

Wesneski (3-1) allowed one hit and struck out four while earning the win. J.T. Ginn (8-8) took the loss after allowing three earned runs on six hits over five innings.

Houston scored in the fourth when Christian Walker hit a sacrifice fly, plating Isaac Paredes. Alvarez doubled in the fifth to score Nick Allen, and Paredes followed with a double to bring home Alvarez. Alvarez added another RBI double in the seventh, scoring Raynel Delgado.

The Astros finished with nine hits, while the Athletics managed three. Houston relievers combined for four scoreless innings, with Bryan Abreu, Enyel De Los Santos, Bennett Sousa and Steven Okert working in relief. Hayden Juenger and Elvis Alvarado each pitched scoreless relief for the Athletics, and Drew Rom allowed one run over 1 1/3 innings. The win improved Houston to 66-64. The Athletics fell to 49-80. Attendance was 28,477, and the game lasted 2:54.