HOUSTON — The A’s are hot right now having won eight of their last ten games. But the upcoming series might really show what they’re made of.
This weekend’s three-game series with the Astros will be the first time the A’s have played them since winning the world series last season.
“They have a good team and they’ve gotten better,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “They were the elite team in our division last year. They’re gonna be a handful.”
With the addition of starter Gerrit Cole and a full year from Justin Verlander to go along with former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel, the Astros (17-9) enter the series first place in the American League West as the best pitching team in baseball, sporting the lowest team ERA (2.