Passed ball, error by A's allow Astros to win

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    When the Houston Astros brought up Jonathan Villar from Triple-A they raved about his ability to make things happen when he gets on base.

    In just his second major league game, Villar showed exactly what they were talking about.

    Villar scored the winning run from second base in the ninth inning when catcher Derek Norris had a passed ball and then made a bad throw to first base on the same play to give the Astros a 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
     

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