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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dallas Keuchels rough start to the season is now a fading memory.Keuchel, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, will try to extend his three-game winning streak when he and the Houston Astros face the Oakland As and rookie left-hander Dillon Overton on Tuesday night in the second game of a three-game series.Keuchel (6-9, 4.80 ERA) has made five consecutive quality starts and owns a 2.78 ERA during that stretch. In his first 14 starts, the left-hander went 3-9 with a 5.54 ERA.He has kind of worked his way back into form, catcher Jason Castro said Monday before Houstons 7-4 loss in the series opener. I think the way baseball is, you play so much, you can kind of hit patches where you lose your rhythm. He went back to some video and watched the rhythm and the timing of his delivery and his windup and tried to tighten that back up. I think thats helped him be a little more consistent with his release point.Keuchel went 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA last season, and he is starting to show that Cy Young Award-winning form again.In his previous start on July 10, Keuchel gave up one run on four hits over seven innings and got a no-decision in Houstons 2-1 victory against Oakland. He struck out five and walked two. Before that outing, he allowed two runs and five hits over six innings in a 5-2 victory against the Seattle Mariners. He struck out six and walked one.Its mostly about command and control with him, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. When he repeats his delivery and can make the ball do whatever he wants, hes as efficient and good as anybody in the league. Thats why he won the Cy Young. The execution part of his game has taken a nice leap forward.Hes been better at inducing soft contact, things that replicate the success hes had in this league. The last couple starts hes missed bats, and hes gotten ground balls.Overton will be recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Nashville for his second stint this season with the As. Left-hander Sean Manaea was initially slotted to pitch, but he was forced into action Sunday against Toronto. Starter Rich Hill lasted only five pitches because a blister on the middle finger of his left hand popped, and then right-hander Andrew Triggs was hit by a line drive on his left calf and exited after the first inning. Manaea pitched five innings.Overton went 1-1 with an 11.42 ERA in his first two major league starts in June before being sent down to Nashville on July 1. In his second start, he gave up eight runs on eight hits over three innings in a 12-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants and lefty Madison Bumgarner.The last game I was up here, we kind of switched some things up, which obviously didnt work out very well, said Overton, who won his two starts at Nashville after being sent down. I just stuck to what Ive been doing and everythings been working out.I wasnt working in to as many hitters as much as I wanted to (against San Francisco), so I wasnt able to open up the outside of the plate with my changeup. And usually I like to throw way into hitters and use the changeup on the other side, but that last game up here I wasnt able to do that. I just went back to that when I went back down, and everything was going good.As manager Bob Melvin said the reports from Triple-A on Overton have been good throughout the season.Hes been throwing pretty consistent for them all year, Melvin said. We got a short sample up here. He had one pretty good game and one where he struggled a little bit. Its great that hell get another opportunity.Obviously, the reason for its not great, but this is a guy we talked about in spring training and we felt that at some point in time this year hed get an opportunity, and this will his second one. James White Jersey . 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem before a U.S. womens national team match against Thailand on Thursday night.Rapinoe first knelt during the anthem on Sept. 4 before a game with her National Womens Soccer League team, the Seattle Reign. She said she wanted to express solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is not standing during the anthem to bring attention to racial inequality.After Thursday nights game, which the United States won 9-0, U.S. Soccer issued a statement to ESPN that said representing the country is a privilege and honor for any play or coach associated with the national teams.Therefore, our national anthem has particular significance for U.S. Soccer. In front of national and often global audiences, the playing of our national anthem is an opportunity for our Mens and Womens National Team players and coaches to reflect upon the liberties and freedom we all appreciate in this country.As part of the privilege to represent your country, we have an expectation that our players and coaches will stand and honor our flag while the National Anthem is played.It was unclear whether Rapinoe would face any sanctions from the federation.Rapinoe did not start the game at Mapfre stadium. She knelt from a spot near the bench while the fellow reserves around her stood.The 31-year-old, who helped the U.S. win the World Cup last year and played in the Rio Olympics, came into the game at the start of the second half.At a game Sunday night in Seattle, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, she stood and linked arms with her Reign teammates.Last week before a Reign match against the Washington Spirit in Maryland, the antheem was played before the teams took the field rather than subject our fans and friends to the disrespect we feel such an act would represent, said a Spirit statement that cited the personal beliefs of the team owner.ddddddddddddThere was speculation that Rapinoe might refrain from kneeling before Thursday nights game because she was playing for the United States and not her club team. It was also the final game for midfielder Heather OReilly, who was retiring after 15 years with the national team.Kaepernicks refusal to stand for the anthem first came to public notice when he remained seated on the bench before an NFL preseason game against Green Bay. Since then numerous players have joined the protest, taking a knee or raising a fist.Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it, Rapinoe told American Soccer Now about her motivation for the protest.Since coming out in 2012, Rapinoe has been devoted advocate for LGBT rights and has worked with the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and other organizations.Rapinoe also has been vocal about pay equity, and was among five national team players who lent their names to a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging wage discrimination. The players claim that members of the team make in some cases up to four times less than their male national team counterparts. ' ' '