Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a loss to the Astros on Thursday.
The slugger produced both the only multi-hit effort and the only run of the day for the Athletics, the latter coming on a first-inning double that plated Tony Kemp. Brown had been mired in a 1-for-17 slump over the previous five games heading into Thursday, and the two-bagger was only his third extra-base hit in the last 11 contests.