the a's closer, trevor rosenthal, recovering from shoulder surgery. they didn't need him tonight. while he's out three months, the a's were in houston for the astros home opener. astros scored a lot of runs at oakland last week, added more in the second. carlos correa got ahold of one and seth brown ran out of room. solo homer opened the scaring. 3-0 in the sixth. 5-0. next inning jose altuve turned on one. 426 feet. astros, 6, a's, 2. same two teams friday. >>> basketball. warriors president rick wells retiring at the end of the season. he's logged 46 years in the nba, the last ten coming with the dubs. he was the guy that oversaw the opening of chase center. the warriors sign gary payton ii to a ten-day contract. his hall of fame dad gary is an oakland native. the younger payton starred at oregon state like his daddy but is still trying to find a home in the nba. let's count it off, steph curry, clay thompson, andrew wiggins, nico mannion and gary payton ii all on one team, all whose fathers played in the nba. some strong bloodlines there. >> turn them loose. thanks, vern. >>> o