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HOUSTON -- Kendall Graveman continued his string of good outings Saturday, with arguably his best start of the season.He threw eight solid innings and Stephen Vogt had three hits, including a homer, as the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday.Graveman (5-6) allowed two runs on five hits and struck out three in extending his win streak to four games. The outing tied the longest of his career at eight innings, which he set June 13, 2015 at the Angels. He retired the first 14 batters to start the game before A.J. Reed singled with two outs in the fifth.I think the movement of the fastball was as good as I have had it, Graveman said. I commanded it very well. There were some I missed location, but the movement took over, so we still got groundballs.Graveman has allowed two runs or less in five of his last six starts.His last three or four starts the movement from what hes trying to accomplish out there has been the same, Oakland manager Bob Melvin. But getting that deep in the game with the pitch count low is probably the best Ive seen.Vogt hit a solo home run to left field in the second, an RBI single in the third and came around to score on a Marcus Semien bases loaded walk that made it 3-0.I got some pitches to hit and strung together some at bats and drove the ball the other way, Vogt said.Graveman was replaced by Ryan Dull after allowing singles to Jake Marisnick and Marwin Gonzalez to lead off the ninth. Marisnick scored on a Jose Altuve groundout to third.Dull induced a Carlos Correa pop-up before Luis Valbuena hit an RBI single to cut the lead to one, but Dull struck out Carlos Gomez to earn his first save.Were going to keep fighting and we play until the end, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. Sometimes when you cant score or you dont hit, theres a dullness to the game and theres a lack of energy or enthusiasm, but our guys dont quit.Coco Crisp had two hits after serving a one-game suspension Friday, and Josh Reddick had two hits, including a triple.Lance McCullers (4-3) allowed three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and four walks in a season-low four innings. The right-hander had allowed four runs over his previous three starts before Saturday.TRAINING ROOMAstros: OF Colby Rasmus was out of the lineup for a second straight game due to an ear infection. Hes still not feeling well, Hinch said. He would have played today and yesterday if he would have felt up for it, but it sounds like hes still a little under the weather. . RHP Scott Feldman, who threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings, left the game in the ninth. After allowing a single to Jed Lowrie to lead off the ninth, Hinch went out to the mound with the trainer to look at Feldman. Following two warm-up pitches, Feldman was replaced by Chris Devenski. Hinch said Feldman was a little stiff, but it was a precautionary move, and he was day-to-day.UP NEXTAthletics: LHP Sean Manaea (3-5) will try to right the ship on the road Sunday when he takes the mound for the final game before the All Star break. Manaea is 0-3 with an 11.66 ERA in three road starts this season.Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (6-9) will look to pick up his fourth straight victory Sunday. Keuchel allowed two runs on five hits in his last outing Tuesday against the Mariners.DULLS STREAK ENDSDull had stranded all 36 runners he had faced entering Saturday, but that streak came to an end on the Altuve fielders choice groundout in the ninth. The streak of inherited runners stranded was the longest by any pitcher in the expansion era, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.You knew it was going to eventually happen, especially in that situation, Dull said. I was going to do anything to get the double play because that would help us more than that one run. I would gladly sacrifice it to get the double play there. Air Max 1 Sale Nederland . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. Nike Air Max Uitverkoop . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.airmaxkopennederland.com/uitverkoop-air-max-90.html . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Nike Air Max Thea Goedkoop . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. Nike Air Max 270 Goedkoop . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks.Ronny Deila says he hopes to see Celtic go on to win 10 titles in a row after he leaves Parkhead at the end of the season. The departing Norwegian could win his second and the Hoops fifth successive Premiership crown on Saturday when they travel to play Hearts in the lunchtime kick-off at Tynecastle, live on Sky Sports 1.Victory would take Celtic 12 points clear of Aberdeen and their massive goal difference advantage of 36 over the Dons - who play the first of their four remaining games against Motherwell later in the afternoon - would all but clinch the title. It is assumed that traditional rivals Rangers will provide a level of challenge that has been missing for the last four years when they return to the top flight next season but Deila was clear when he was asked if he expected to see Celtic achieve a record-breaking 10 in a row in years to come.I hope that will happen, the Norwegian said. I will always be a big Celtic supporter and I will follow everything that happens but it is easy to talk about the future, first we have to win this title and get over the line.We have been the best in the last four years and we can be this year as well. And when you are the best, the only thing you have to be is hungry. Robbie Neilson outlines his plans to end Hearts four-year losing streak against Celtic Everyone has to want to get better every day to improve becausee you have the advantage over the other teams and that will continue if the work has been done and done even better.ddddddddddddThe former Stromsgodset boss was in a relaxed mood at the clubs Lennoxtown training ground and was jovial when the possibility of him returning to manage in Scandinavia and then meeting Celtic in European competition was put to him. Celtic defender Kieran Tierney has been nominated for the Scottish PFAs young player of the year award and says he has Deila to thank It could be Real Madrid as well, you never know, we will see, he joked. If I came back here with another team it would be fun. But that is not in my mind right now.For the time being, Deila insists he is focusing only on the trip to Gorgie where he would feel so happy if the day was to end with a title win.The most important thing is to be champions, he said. It is a big game and we are in a very good position. It is going to be a big atmosphere tomorrow and nothing would please me more than to do it then.I can see that [extra edge] in training, they know a good game is coming up and we want to do it tomorrow. Also See: Griffiths: Disappointing season WATCH: Larssons sons cracker Dons quartet in team of the year Lamberts Rovers frustration ' ' '