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Getting beat 15-3 means Jason Bell lost his chance. Colton Gordon took the card out this afternoon.

Talked with Nick Kurtz's parents about what they saw on Friday. His dad, Jeff, thought — and hoped — they'd pinch-hit for him in the ninth. It's all surreal to mom, Marie. How to describe it all? “I’ve been up all night trying to figure out that answer" - nytimes.com/athletic/65173…

A few boos for Nick Kurtz before his first at-bat this afternoon at Daikin Park. "Walk him," one person yelled before he even entered the batter's box.

Hunter Brown did walk him on five pitches.

Hunter Brown against the A's: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 98 pitches, 54 strikes, 39 swings, 15 foul balls, 10 whiffs, 90.6 mph average exit velocity allowed. Brown's ERA is 2.54.

The Astros lost 5-1. They are 60-45. The Astros are 5-10 across their past 15 games. The trade deadline is Thursday.

The Astros against J.T. Ginn: Trammell 8, Altuve 4, Caratini 2, Walker 3, Singleton DH, Smith 9, Hummel 7, Dubón 5, Short 6 Gordon LHP

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Astros GM Dana Brown told the team's pregame show on SportsTalk 790 that Isaac Paredes' hamstring strain is "a little bit more severe than we projected." Paredes is going for a second opinion, Brown said. "It's tough to be optimistic when you know it's more severe," Brown said

Astros GM Dana Brown says Isaac Paredes’ injury is ‘more severe than we projected’ - nytimes.com/athletic/65184…

If you need some better news this morning, Nick Kurtz is not in the A's lineup.

The Astros have now allowed their opponent to score first in 18 consecutive games. They are one game shy of matching an expansion era record set by the 1987 Baltimore Orioles.

Colton Gordon against the A's: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 99 pitches, 66 strikes, 50 swings, 19 foul balls, 16 whiffs, 81.0 mph average exit velocity allowed. Gordon's ERA is 4.74

The Astros lost 7-1. They are 60-46. The A's swept Houston in four games at Daikin Park. The Astros are 5-11 across their past 16, hold just a 3.5-game lead in the AL West and are in desperate need of some reinforcements. The trade deadline is in four days.

Jose Altuve on the trade deadline: “I’m thinking about the guys we have here. The guys that are showing up every day to play the game. We’re still in first place, so we’re going to leave it up to (the front office) and see our guys get healthy at some point and join the club.”

What I’m hearing on the Astros’ trade deadline - nytimes.com/athletic/65190…

New Crush City Territory with Tyler Stafford and Josh Reddick - Getting swept by the A's - Isaac Paredes' future - Deadline discussion - Nick Kurtz Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cru… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4qkCh1… YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=C1YuFG…