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Oakland Athletics AL West
Matchup Preview • Oak vs. Hou
Season Overview
Oakland Athletics Houston Astros
42-63 (27) Season Record (MLB Rk) 53-49 (13)
5 Division Rank 1
14 League Rank 7
26-27 Home Record 28-21
16-36 Away Record 25-28
14-19 Division Record 19-17
28-50 League Record 38-36
435 Runs For 478
501 Runs Against 429
Won 1 Streak Won 1
Team Stats
.232 AVG .261
.303 OBP .320
.400 SLG .418
4.40 ERA 4.01
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 203.1
Age Average 27.4
Oldest T.J. McFarland (35)
Youngest Jacob Wilson (22)
Rookies 18
30 years old + 12
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 12
Free agency 10
Waivers 3
Trades 18
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 3076 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 2328 games / 644 starts
Team Totals 5712 games / 644 starts
Team Info
Height Average 6-1
Weight Average 203.0
Age Average 28.8
Oldest Justin Verlander (41)
Youngest Jake Bloss (23)
Rookies 16
30 years old + 17
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 17
Free agency 13
Waivers 5
Trades 12
EXPERIENCE
Total of G (batters) 6918 games / 0 starts
Total of G/GS (pitchers) 3594 games / 1232 starts
Team Totals 11091 games / 1232 starts
Injuries
Gott, Trevor Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Hernaiz, Darell Ankle sprain - left 60-day injured list
Jimenez, Dany Oblique strain - left 15-day injured list
Kelly, Michael Suspended by MLB suspended
Medina, Luis Tommy John surgery 15-day injured list
Miller, Mason Finger fracture - left 15-day injured list
Ruiz, Esteury Wrist injury - left 10-day injured list
Soderstrom, Tyler Wrist contusion - left 10-day injured list
Waldichuk, Ken Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Wilson, Jacob Hamstring strain - left 10-day injured list
Wood, Alex Shoulder surgery - left 60-day injured list
Injuries
Garcia, Luis Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Graveman, Kendall Shoulder surgery - right 60-day injured list
Javier, Cristian Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
McCullers Jr., Lance Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Murfee, Penn Tommy John surgery 60-day injured list
Ortega, Oliver Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Sousa, Bennett Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 60-day injured list
Tucker, Kyle Shin contusion - right 10-day injured list
Urquidy, Jose Elbow surgery - right 60-day injured list
Verlander, Justin Neck discomfort 15-day injured list
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Brent Rooker - .289
Runs Batted In Brent Rooker - 70
Home Runs Brent Rooker - 24
Wins JP Sears - 7
Strikeouts JP Sears - 83
ERA JP Sears - 4.81
Team Leaders
Batting Avg. Jose Altuve - .307
Runs Batted In Yordan Alvarez - 54
Home Runs Yordan Alvarez - 20
Wins Hunter Brown - 9
Strikeouts Hunter Brown - 118
ERA Ronel Blanco - 2.75
Who's Hot?
Osvaldo Bido (P) 2-0, 1.74 in last 20.2IP
Seth Brown (OF) .344, 3HR in last 32AB
Lawrence Butler (OF) .421, 7HR in last 57AB
Joey Estes (P) 2-1, 4.84 in last 22.1IP
Hogan Harris (P) 1-1, 2.45 in last 14.2IP
Max Schuemann (IF) .389, 2HR in last 54AB
Who's Not?
Miguel Andujar (OF) .214 in last 14AB
JJ Bleday (OF) .228 in last 57AB
Zack Gelof (IF) .164 in last 61AB
Shea Langeliers (C) .191 in last 21AB
Brent Rooker (OF) .2 in last 20AB
JP Sears (P) 3-2, 6.37 in last 29.2IP
Mitch Spence (P) 2-3, 5.97 in last 31.2IP
Ross Stripling (P) 1-0, 7.94 in last 5.2IP
Who's Hot?
Yordan Alvarez (OF) .382, 1HR in last 34AB
Hunter Brown (P) 5-1, 2.5 in last 36.0IP
Chas McCormick (OF) .375, 1HR in last 8AB
Jeremy Pena (SS) .409, 2HR in last 22AB
Framber Valdez (P) 1-0, 2.13 in last 12.2IP
Who's Not?
Spencer Arrighetti (P) 0-2, 5.57 in last 21.0IP
Ronel Blanco (P) 0-1, 6.35 in last 5.2IP
Jake Bloss (P) 0-1, 6.94 in last 11.2IP
Trey Cabbage (OF) .167 in last 12AB
Yainer Diaz (C) .222 in last 18AB
Joey Loperfido (1B) in last 15AB
Jake Meyers (OF) .175 in last 57AB
Jon Singleton (1B) .214 in last 56AB