Alonso's 3-run homer gives Athletics 7-4 win over Astros (Yahoo Sports)

A's first basemen Yonder Alonso has spent the past few weeks doing extra with hitting coaches searching for anything to get him out of a dreadful funk. Alonso's first homer of the year and first career game-ending one came on a 1-0 sinker off Pat Neshek. ''Obviously given the situation of the game, you know how we came back down 4-2 says a lot about our team and a lot about our bullpen (which) has been fantastic all year,'' Alonso said.