Houston Astros starter Collin McHugh pumped his fists and cheered as he walked off the field. It didn't matter that it was just the end of the first inning of a game in April. McHugh had just struck out the side against one of baseball's hottest offenses. He wasn't ready to let his team be swept in the three-game series. "It's a big game," McHugh said. "I was pumped up. I was excited." McHugh struck out 11, and Jed Lowrie hit one of the Astros' three homers in a 6-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350415118
