Houston Astros (4-9) at Oakland Athletics (10-4) RHP Brad Peacock (1-1, 4.82) Vs
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Houston Astros (4-9) at Oakland Athletics (10-4) RHP Brad Peacock (1-1, 4.82) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (2-0, 1.93) Tuesday, April 16, 2013 • O.co Coliseum • Oakland, CA • 9:05 p.m. CT • CSN Houston GAME #14 .................. ROAD #8 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Astros will look to even FOR STARTERS: As a whole, Astros starting ABOUT THE RECORD up this three-game series tonight at 9:05 p.m. pitchers have performed well this season and Overall Record: ......................... 4-9 CT behind rookie starter RHP Brad Peacock have limited the competition to three earned Home Record: ........................... 1-5 (1-1)...he will be opposed by RHP A.J. Griffin runs or fewer in 11 of the club’s 13 games...RHP --with Roof Open: ...................... 0-3 (2-0) and the Athletics...Peacock and Griffin Bud Norris leads the staff in wins (2), ERA (1.96) --with Roof Closed: .................... 1-2 Road Record: ............................. 3-4 will be reuniting tonight after spending parts of and strikeouts (14), RHP Philip Humber leads Current Streak: ...................... Lost 3 the 2012 season in the same rotation at Triple A the staff in innings pitched (18.2IP), RHP Brad Last Homestand: ........................ 1-5 Sacramento in Oakland’s organization. Peacock has allowed just a .206 opponent’s bat- Current Road Trip: .................... 3-4 ting average and RHP Lucas Harrell ranks tied Last 5 Games: ............................ 2-3 PEACOCKIN’: RHP Brad Peacock is com- for seventh in the AL in groundball/flyball ratio. Last 10 Games: .......................... 3-7 ing off his first win of the season, a 5.0-inning Series Record: ........................ 1-3-0 performance at SEA (3ER)...the 25-year-old WHEN IT COUNTS: Astros OF Rick Ankiel is Sweeps: ..................................... 0-1 When Scoring 4 or More Runs: .. 4-1 right-hander has now gone 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA averaging two RBI per hit on the season and cur- When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: . 0-8 (5ER/20IP) in his four career MLB starts...Peacock rently leads the club with eight RBI in 10 games Shutouts: .................................... 1-3 was one of the Astros top pitching performers played...the reason for his efficiency has been In One-Run Games: ................... 0-1 this spring, which earned him a spot in the Astros his .571 (4x7) batting average with runners in In Two-Run Games: ................... 0-0 rotation...he posted a 2.78 ERA (7ER/22.2IP) in scoring position, which ranks second in the vs. Left-Handed Starters: ........... 1-4 eight appearances this spring, including a 0.94 American League (min. 7 ABs) to Oakland’s 1B vs. Right-Handed Starters: ......... 3-5 ERA (2ER/19IP) in his final five apps. Brandon Moss (.600, 6x10). During the Day: ......................... 0-3 At Night: .................................... 4-6 When Scoring First: ................... 4-1 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Astros got behind GLOVEWORK: 3B Matt Dominguez has Opponent Scores First: ............ .0-8 early last night and weren’t able to recover from handled more total chances at third base this Outhit Opponent: ...................... 4-1 a six-run 1st inning by the Athletics and ended season (47) than any other Major League player... Outhit by Opponent: ................. 0-8 up dropping the opener of this three-game series despite the largest number of chances, he is still Equal Hits: ................................. 0-0 by a score of 11-2...reliever RHP Paul Clemens, one of 10 MLB third baseman without an error in When Hitting Home Run: ........... 4-2 who was pushed into action with one out in the 2013...he handled four total chances yesterday. No Home Runs: .......................... 0-7 first inning, shined for Houston, tossing 5.1 score- Walkoff Home Runs: .................. 0-0 Come-from-Behind Wins: .......... 0-0 less innings, while allowing just one hit and two HOMER HAPPY: The Astros have combined for Largest Comeback: ................... 0-0 walks...offensively, the Astros collected eight hits, 12 homers through the club’s first 13 games this Losses After Leading: ....................2 including a 2x4 performance by 1B Carlos Pena. season...last year, Houston connected for just Last At-Bat Wins: ........................ 0-1 14 home runs in 23 games in April...the Astros Largest Blown Lead: ......................3 CLEMENS IN RELIEF: Astros pitcher Paul were one of the top offensive clubs in baseball Extra-Inning Games: ................. 0-0 Clemens has two relief appearances this sea- during Spring Training, finishing second in the Different Batting Orders: .............11 son, a 4.0-inning win on 4/9 at SEA and last Grapefruit League in home runs with 47. After Six Innings: Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-8 night’s 5.1-inning scoreless performance...the After Seven Innings: last Astros reliever to toss at least 5.1 innings of F-MART ON REHAB ASSIGNMENT: OF Fer- Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-8 scoreless relief was RHP Shane Reynolds on nando Martinez continued his rehab assign- After Eight Innings: 7/17/94 at PIT (7IP)...the last Astros reliever to ment yesterday for Triple A Oklahoma City and Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-8 go 5.1 or more innings in a game was RHP Dave went 0x3 with walk, a run scored and an RBI in Astros vs. Athletics: Borkowski on 8/15/06 vs. CHC (2ER/6IP). four plate appearances as the right fielder...in his Overall Record vs. Athletics:...... 1-9 two games at OKC, Martinez has gone 0x6 with Record in Houston: .................... 1-5 Record in Oakland: ................... 0-4 SELECT COMPANY: One of 1B Carlos Pena’s 2 RBI...the left-handed hitting corner outfielder 2013 Record vs. Athletics: hits last night was a bunt single, which was his has been on the club’s 15-day Disabled List since Overall in 2013: ......................... 0-4 26th career bunt hit...Pena is one of three active the season started with a strained left oblique. At Minute Maid Park: ................. 0-3 players with at least 25 bunt hits and at least 250 At O.co Coliseum: ..................... 0-1 career home runs...the other two are SS Derek ASTROS ACQUIRE BERGER: Yesterday, the Jeter and OF Carlos Beltran. Astros announced that the club had acquired FRESH START IN HOUSTON The Astros organization has undergone several LHP Eric Berger from the Cleveland Indians changes in recent months. Below is a listing of ON THE ROAD: Tonight marks game eight of 81 in exchange for C Chris Wallace... Berger, who some of those changes: road contests that the Astros will play in 2013... was at Double A Akron, will report to Triple A -NEW MANAGER: At 40, Bo Porter enters the 2013 season as the youngest current manager it’s also eight of 29 games the Astros will play this Oklahoma City...Berger had posted a 4.15 ERA in the Majors. season in the Pacific time zone...this trip began (2ER/41.IP) in two relief appearances at Akron -NEW TV PARTNER: Comcast SportsNet Houston is the Astros new Regional Sports in Seattle (2-1), went to Los Angeles (1-2) and in 2013. Network. continues in Oakland this week (0-1) before a -NEW RADIO STATION: Games are now return to Houston following Wednesday’s game... AFFILIATES START 28-14: The Astros four mi- aired on SportsTalk 790 AM. -NEW TV BROADCASTERS: Bill Brown will the Astros have gone 3-4 on their current trek. nor league teams currently in season have com- be joined by Alan Ashby and Geoff Blum. bined to post a 28-14 record, which includes a 7-2 -NEW RADIO BROADCASTERS: Robert Ford and Steve Sparks are the new radio team. HOF VS. THE ATHLETICS: This series is the second of mark at Class A Quad Cities and an 8-3 record broadcaster Milo Hamilton retired after 2012. five between the two clubs this season, with Oak- at High A Lancaster...all four affiliates are over -NEW UNIFORMS/LOGO: The Astros used land sweeping a three-game series in Houston .500 as Double A Corpus Christi entered today fan feedback in making the decision to bring back the blue and orange colors of the past. from 4/5-7...the Astros own an all-time record of 7-4 and Triple A Oklahoma City is 6-5...Corpus -NEW LEAGUE: The Astros are the first team 1-9 against their new AL West opponent...prior Christi has been impressive on the mound, as in MLB history to move from the National to this series, the last time Houston played in they own a 2.62 team ERA (28ER/96.1IP) in 11 League to the American League in 2013. Oakland was in 2002 (0-3). games. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Wed., April 17 2:35 @ Oakland RHP Bud Norris (2-1, 1.96) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (1-0, 4.15) CSN Houston Thur., April 18 Scheduled Off Day Fri., April 19 7:10 Cleveland RHP Lucas Harrell (0-2, 5.63) vs. RHP Brett Myers (0-2, 8.82) CSN Houston Sat., April 20 6:10 Cleveland RHP Philip Humber (0-3, 2.89) vs. TBD CSN Houston Sun., April 21 1:10 Cleveland LHP Erik Bedard (0-1, 7.04) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (0-1, 6.97) CSN Houston All Astros regular-season games are broadcast in English on SportsTalk 790 AM in Houston, the flagship of the Astros Radio Net- work. KLAT, 1010 AM, is the flagship of the club’s Spanish Radio Network. TONIGHT’S ASTROS STARTER: BRAD PEACOCK W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO CAREER MLB SPLITS: 2013: 1-1 4.82 2 2 9.1 7 5 5 4 8 Home: 0-1, 4.76 ERA, 2G/1GS, 3ER/5.2 IP Career: 3-1 2.53 5 4 21.1 14 6 6 10 12 Away: 3-0, 1.72 ERA, 3G/GS, 3ER/15.2 IP vs.