Astros Crush Athletics 11-0

0:00It's April 5th. From first pitch to the final out, this is MLB News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Houston Astros straight demolished the Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Saturday in West Sacramento. Christian Walker led the charge, smashing a homer, ripping a double, driving in two runs, going three for five, and crossing the plate three times. Himself. Joey La Profito, Yiner Diaz, and Christian Vasquez each notched three hits as the Astros mashed their season high with 11 runs. They jumped out early, grabbing two in the first on Jeremy Pena's double and back-to-back singles from Jose Altuve and Walker. Third inning, Walker launched a solo shot to left center, his first of the year, and Vasquez added an RBI double to make it for nothing. Pena marked a milestone in the fifth, mining his 600th career hit up the middle. Oakland's bats went quiet, with just five hits total, and 0-2 with runners in scoring position. The Astros kept piling on in the fourth, with La Profito's ground rule double, and Diaz's

1:05two RBI single to push it to seven nothing. Then three more in the sixth on RBI's from La Profito, Vasquez, and Jordan Alvarez, capped by Cam Smith's solo homer in the eighth. On the hill, Tatsuya Imai picked up his first win, fanning 9-5 and two-third score of his frames, with three hits and three walks. Oakland's Luis Morales took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits and six walks, leaving the Astros rolling strong.