Happy Memorial Day everyone!
The A’s host the Houston Astros for a three-game series that’ll finish off the month of May for Oakland. It was a tough month in the win/loss department so they’ll be happy to turn the page to June. This’ll be the first matchup this year between the division rivals,
The lineup is stuffed with right-handers in anticipation of Houston starter Framber Valdez, who is off to a good start to the year for the Astros. After spending most of the season in the top of the lineup, infielder Sheldon Neuse drops all the way down to the seven spot since hitting just .