Oakland Athletics

Stadium: O.co Coliseum | Manager: Bob Melvin
25-23 Overall | 2nd AL West
Team RankingAVGRHRERA
Athletics.241218454.02
AL West4th1st5th2nd
American League 11th6th11th7th

Next Game

Fri, May 24, 8:10 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park
Oakland Athletics
at
Houston Astros
-160
Line
+150

Probable Pitchers

OAKW-LERASO
T. Milone 4-5 3.4749

HOUW-LERASO
E. Bedard 0-2 6.0034

Schedule

May 12
L 6 - 1@ SEA
Recap
May 13
W 5 - 1TEX
Recap
May 14
L 6 - 5TEX
Recap
May 15
L 6 - 2TEX
Recap
May 17
W 2 - 1KC
Recap
May 18
W 2 - 1KC
Recap
May 19
W 4 - 3KC
Recap
May 20
W 9 - 2@ TEX
Recap
May 21
W 1 - 0@ TEX
Recap
May 22
L 3 - 1@ TEX
Recap
8:10 pm
Today
@ HOU
Preview
7:15 pm
Sat May 25
FOX@ HOU
2:10 pm
Sun May 26
@ HOU
4:05 pm
Mon May 27
SF
10:05 pm
Tue May 28
MLB Network RegionalSF
10:15 pm
Wed May 29
@ SF
3:45 pm
Thu May 30
@ SF
10:05 pm
Fri May 31
WGNCHW
4:05 pm
Sat Jun 1
CHW
4:05 pm
Sun Jun 2
CHW
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Hiroyuki Nakajima optioned after activation
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

The Athletics activated infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima (hamstring) from the 15-day disabled list Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento, where he was on a rehab assignment. Nakajima is batting .265 (13 for 49) with four doubles and five RBI in 13 games for Sacramento.

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Derek Norris finally has multi-hit game in May
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

Athletics catcher Derek Norris had his first multi-hit game in May Wednesday against the Rangers, clubbing two doubles in 3-1 loss. Norris is up to eight doubles.

Coming into Wednesday's game, Norris was batting .135 (7 for 52) with one home run, two doubles, four RBI, five runs and seven walks in 16 May games.

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Early home runs send Jarrod Parker to loss
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

Athletics starting pitcher Jarrod Parker allowed a pair of first-inning home runs to David Murphy and Adrian Beltre, and it was enough to doom him in a 3-1 loss to Texas Wednesday. Parker tossed six scoreless innings after allowing three runs in the first inning.

The right-hander was charged with six hits and one walk, while strking out five. He actually lowered his ERA from 6.04 to 5.76. Parker has allowed three or more runs in five of his last six starts.

Parker (2-6) is slated to return to action Tuesday against the Giants. Parker is 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA in two career starts against San Francisco.

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Josh Reddick might be back next week
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com

Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick (wrist) remains on track to take batting practice Friday in Houston. He will do so again Saturday, and if all goes well, then the team will decide where to send him for a rehab assignment, according to MLB.com.

Reddick could be reinstated from the disabled list next week. Reddick, who was hitting .152 before going on the disabled list, believes his hitting woes could be strongly connected to his wrist discomfort.

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Dan Straily the man again
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer

Read some of the reactions to Dan Straily's gem Tuesday at Texas, and you'll have a pretty good idea how much his Athletics coaches and teammates believe in his potential.

"The best pitching performance we've seen out of him to date," manager Bob Melvin said. "I think he just gained confidence as the game went along."

"I think this can be a jumping off point for him," reliever Sean Doolittle said. "That was pretty impressive."

It's not like Straily was doubting himself after a series of rocky starts since returning from the minors. He only backs up what the numbers say. "The last few times out, I walked people, hit people, hurt myself. I wasn't getting hit hard. I was hurting myself. The whole goal today was go out and fill up the strike zone."

Like I said on Wednesday's Fantasy Baseball Today, this is the real Dan Straily. He isn't the first high-upside hurler to have a rocky transition to the majors. He also wouldn't be the first to take off once he found his groove. With Brett Anderson potentially out another two months, I'm willing to ride the wave.

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