A's Tony Kemp powers Oakland to win over Astros

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Adam Oller sat at his locker a nervous wreck as he watched the stressful final few outs on a corner clubhouse TV, elbows on knees and knees bouncing into the air.

Lou Trivino eventually finished it, and Oller finally had his first major league win, more than four months in the making.

"I'm glad it's over," the 27-year-old said of the weight off his shoulders, the sheer relief, special game ball ready to be sent to mom.

Tony Kemp homered and hit a two-run double, Skye Bolt added a two-run shot, and the Oakland Athletics held off the red-hot Houston Astros 7-5 on Monday night then celebrated Oller afterward with a beer shower.

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Oakland Athletics' Skye Bolt, center, celebrates after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Tony Kemp, left, as Houston Astros catcher Korey Lee, front right, looks on during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, July 25, 2022.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Oller (1-3) struck out four over five innings, allowing four runs — three earned — on four hits and earned the victory in his sixth start and fourth stint of the year with Oakland that included some relief appearances.

He arrived in the trade in March that sent ace Chris Bassitt to the Mets. During one return to Triple-A Las Vegas, Oller was told to only throw fastballs until he rediscovered his rhythm.

"It's unreal," said Oller, who was born just outside Houston and still lives in the area. "It only took four months but we got it.

"It goes back to all the stuff in between, all the ups and downs in the minor leagues, all the long hours in the offseason working to finally get to this point.