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HOUSTON -- Liam Hendriks took all the responsibility for letting a late lead slip away.And it was a pitch that got away really cost the Oakland Athletics.Evan Gattis hit an RBI single to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning keyed by a wild pitch on a strikeout, leading the Houston Astros over Oakland 4-3 Wednesday.Hendriks entered in the eighth with a 3-1 lead, thanks in large part to a brilliant performance from starter Ross Detwiler. Soon after that, the As were trailing.That was all on me, Hendriks said. Bad pitches, I hung some stuff. I got some good pitches in there early but then wasnt able to finish them late. Just wasnt able to pull it off and thats completely on me.Hendriks (0-3) got two quick outs in the eighth before George Springer tripled. Alex Bregman then struck out, but the pitch got loose.Catcher Bruce Maxwell chased the ball to the backstop and made a desperation throw to first, but Bregman beat the throw by a step as Springer scored.Jose Altuve tripled home the tying run and Gattis singled for the lead.After being swept by Houston, the Athletics have lost 12 of their last 18 games.Detwiler gave up three hits and struck out seven. He had given up 14 runs and 23 hits in his previous three starts.Ross was dominant out there today, Hendriks said. Its a shame we werent able to pull this one off for him.Thats the best Ive seen him out there today. He was dotting up, he was getting into good counts, he was throwing good pitches to get guys out. Unfortunately, we werent able to hold it for him and thats all on me, he said.Carlos Correa hit an RBI double for the only run off Detwiler.Its baseball, Detwiler said. Its a tough game and its always tough to win on the road. If one ball bounces this way or one ball bounces that way then its a completely different series. They just didnt bounce our way right now and thats what happens.Michael Feliz (8-1) pitched a scoreless eighth. Ken Giles closed for his seventh save.The As got all three of their runs in the second off Mike Fiers. Jake Smolinski hit a two-run triple and Maxwell had a sacrifice fly.If we end up winning this game here we end up 3-3 on the trip, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. We played well in St. Louis and didnt play as well here. Going into the eighth, we had a chance to win this game, so that makes it disappointing.After officially announcing the trade of outfielder Coco Crisp to Cleveland earlier in the day, the As called up Joey Wendle from Triple-A. In his major league debut, he went 0 for 4 and scored a run.I thought he had some good at-bats, Melvin said. Just missed the curveball in the right-center field gap when he flew out there. I thought he looked good, thought he looked comfortable.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: LHP Sean Manaea (sore back) will miss his next scheduled start on Sunday. He left his start last Monday vs. Houston in the fourth inning. Kendall Graveman, who allowed three runs in seven innings in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday night, will start in place of Manaea.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Andrew Triggs (1-1, 4.39 ERA) starts at home against Boston on Friday. He picked up his first career win in his last start, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out eight in six innings vs. St. Louis.VOGT GETTING HOTStephen Vogt tied a season high with three hits. He leads AL catchers with nine games of three or more hits. In 14 games against Houston this season, Vogt is hitting .400 with eight doubles, a triple and a home run.HEALYS STREAK3B Ryon Healy extended his on-base streak to a club-high 17 games with a fifth-inning double. 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Marquette will face Pittsburgh in the consolation game.The Wolverines shot 59 percent in the first half and 51 percent overall.Luke Fischer led the Golden Eagles (2-1) with 19 points, Hannif Cheatham added 12 and JaJuan Johnson contributed 11 but it was not nearly enough as Marquette shot 41 percent and committed 15 turnovers.Marquette trailed by 29 early in the second half and made a slight dent in the lead with about 6 1/2 minutes remaining when Matt Heldt scooped in a layup through a double team after nearly fumbling the ball away to make it 67-53.Michigan did not let the lead slip below 12 and sealed the win when Irvins 3-pointer late in the shot clock spun around the rim before going in with about a 4 1/2 minutes remaining. On the next possession, D.J. Wilson converted an alley-oop baseline dunk and free throw for a 73-57 aadvantage.ddddddddddddMarquette held a pair of one-point leads early in the second half and stayed with Michigan until around the eight-minute mark. Already leading 28-20, Michigan scored 10 straight points in a span of 2:05 and held a 50-26 lead at halftime.BIG PICTURE:Marquette won its first two games by double digits over Vanderbilt and Howard, getting away with shaky first halves. The Golden Eagles averaged 36.5 points in the first halves those games but against a higher level of competition, Marquette was held to 26. The first four possessions of the second half did not go well either as the Golden Eagles were called for traveling twice and were not close on two 3-point attempts.Michigan made 342 3-pointers last season, the most in school history, and the third time under coach John Beileins spread offense the Wolverines made at least 300. Michigan is off to a good start again from long range. After going 16 of 45 in its first two wins, the Wolverines were slightly better Thursday with a 9-of-23 showing.UP NEXT:Marquette will face former Big East foe Pittsburgh in the 2K Classic championship game Friday.Michigan will face SMU in the 2K Classic championship game Friday. ' ' '