The sequence distilled a 7-1 loss for the Astros and a four-game sweep at the hands of the A’s, the last-place team in the AL West. Houston mustered seven runs over four games against the A’s at Daikin Park, shrinking its division lead and highlighting the short-handed state of its lineup.

Athletics broadcaster Chris Caray apologized for a disastrous home run call in a game against the Houston Astros.

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics hit the road against the Houston Astros looking to continue a three-game road winning streak. Houston has a 33-22 record in home games and a 60-45 record overall. The Astros have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .322.

After going 4-2 on the road after the All-Star break, the Astros have lost three in a row at home to the last-place A's.

The Arizona Diamondbacks finish July in Detroit against the Tigers, then begin August in northern California against the Athletics.

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After consecutive losses to the Athletics, Houston turns to Hunter Brown to get the win on Saturday at Daikin Park.

But the Athletics’ play-by-play announcer Chris Caray had a doozy on Saturday. Caray, a fourth-generation broadcaster who’s the great-grandson of Harry Caray, badly misjudged a Lawrence Butler ninth-inning, three-run home run to right-center field, stunningly calling it foul before realizing it was gone.