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J.P. France shined on the mound to lead the Astros to a 3-1 win over the Oakland A's at the Oakland Coliseum. France improved to 5-and-3 after striking out five and allowing one earned run through seven innings of work. Ryan Pressly notched his 22nd save in Houston's second straight win. Kyle Tucker drove in a pair of runs, while Alex Bregman belted his 14th home run of the year. The Astros are sitting second in the AL West at 54-and-43. They will send southpaw Framber Valdez to the hill tonight opposite Oakland lefty JP Sears.