The highly anticipated showdown between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics will take place with no crowd noise and without Mike Fiers when the clubs meet in Oakland to open a three-game series on Friday night.
The meeting will be the first since the Astros won 11 of 19 from the A's last season en route to a 10-game triumph in the American League West.
Astros right-hander Zack Greinke will duel A's righty Chris Bassitt in the first of 10 team head-to-heads this season, with Oakland hosting seven, including a four-game series in September.
Houston won't see A's righty Fiers in this series after the ex-Astro pitched Oakland to a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday that completed a three-game sweep and ran the A's winning streak to six games.