The Houston Astros are coming to town, and nobody gets to go to the Coliseum to boo them. Represent us well, ye cardboard cutouts.
On the bright side, the Oakland A’s are on a six-game winning streak and have a chance to strike a massive early blow to their top AL West competition. They’re already a couple games ahead of the Astros in the standings, and a win in this three-game home series would increase that cushion while also banking a few of the limited head-to-head matchups between the two clubs.
The A’s lineup is hot hot hot, but they’ll have a tough challenge Friday in Astros starter Zack Greinke.