It‘s Paul Blackburn (1-0, 1.50) vs. Gerrit Cole (7-1, 2.16) in tonight‘s second of three home games against the Astros. Last night, the ‘Stros continued their dominant ways against Daniel Mengden and our boys in green in gold, winning yet again (A’s are 1-6 against HOU in 2018).
Tonight, Blackburn makes his second start of the season after spending the first two months on the DL. He exceeded expectations in start #1, throwing an economical 67 pitches through 6 innings, allowing only one run in Kansas City. Tonight, he faces a much more challenging line-up which includes A’s killer, Evan Gattis at DH.