Houston's Jarred Cosart faced eight Oakland hitters in the first inning. Coco Crisp, back in the lineup after missing most of the series in Anaheim because of a hamstring problem, opened the first with a walk. The A's right fielder was 4-for-41 (.098) with no homers and one RBI this season at that point. [...] though Clemens walked the first man he faced, Eric Sogard, the right-hander was able to set down Crisp and Lowrie to finally end the first inning. Lowrie flied to left to end the inning. Houston manager Bo Porter left the dugout to express his displeasure with Lowrie, probably regarding his decision to bunt with a 7-0 lead in the first inning. [...] Sonny Gray (3-0) allowed a career-high nine hits in six innings.