Houston Astros (4-8) at Oakland Athletics (9-4) LHP Erik Bedard (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Tommy Milone (2-0, 4.50) Monday, April 15, 2013 • O.co Coliseum • Oakland, CA • 9:05 p.m. CT • CSN Houston GAME #13 .................. ROAD #7 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Astros will open up the CELEBRATING JACKIE: Major League Base- ABOUT THE RECORD final leg of their three-city, nine-game, 10-day ball will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day today Overall Record: ......................... 4-8 road trip tonight with a 9:05 p.m. CT matchup throughout baseball to honor the legacy of the Home Record: ........................... 1-5 with the Oakland A’s...Houston will send LHP legendary Hall of Famer...this is the fifth consecu- --with Roof Open: ...................... 0-3 Erik Bedard (0-0) to the mound opposite fel- tive year that all players and on-field personnel --with Roof Closed: .................... 1-2 Road Record: ............................. 3-3 low southpaw LHP Tommy Milone (2-0) and the will wear Number 42...the annual celebration Current Streak: ...................... Lost 2 Athletics. commemorates the 66th anniversary of Robinson Last Homestand: ........................ 1-5 breaking Baseball’s color barrier in 1947...the Current Road Trip: .................... 3-3 ABOUT BEDARD: LHP Erik Bedard enters his last Astro to wear the number 42 on a regular Last 5 Games: ............................ 3-2 start tonight having tossed 7.1 consecutive score- basis was RHP Jose Lima from 1997-2001... the Last 10 Games: .......................... 3-7 less innings this season...Bedard has made two Astros will recognize Jackie Robinson Day at Series Record: ........................ 1-3-0 appearances in 2013, a 3.0-inning save on 3/31 Minute Maid Park on April 19. Sweeps: ..................................... 0-1 When Scoring 4 or More Runs: .. 4-1 vs. TEX and a 4.0-inning start on 4/9 at SEA...in When Scoring 3 or Fewer Runs: . 0-7 addition to his 7.1 shutout innings this regular ASTROS MAKE MINOR LEAGUE TRADE: This Shutouts: .................................... 1-3 season, Bedard did not allow an earned run in morning, the Astros announced that the club had In One-Run Games: ................... 0-1 his 6.0 official innings this Spring Training (three acquired LHP Eric Berger from the Cleveland In Two-Run Games: ................... 0-0 apps.). Indians in exchange for C Chris Wallace... vs. Left-Handed Starters: ........... 1-3 Berger, who was at Double A Akron, will report vs. Right-Handed Starters: ......... 3-5 ASTROS DROP RUBBER GAME AT LAA: The to Triple A Oklahoma City...Berger had posted During the Day: ......................... 0-3 At Night: .................................... 4-5 Astros dropped yesterday’s rubber game at Los a 4.15 ERA (2ER/41.IP) in two relief appearances When Scoring First: ................... 4-1 Angeles by a count of 4-1...RHP Philip Hum- at Akron in 2013. Opponent Scores First: ............ .0-7 ber (0-3) started for Houston and continued his Outhit Opponent: ...................... 4-1 success this season despite the loss, tossing 7.0 F-MART ON REHAB ASSIGNMENT: OF Fer- Outhit by Opponent: ................. 0-7 innings, while allowing two runs on seven hits... nando Martinez began his rehab assignment Equal Hits: ................................. 0-0 the Astros managed only one run off of Angels yesterday for Triple A Oklahoma City and went When Hitting Home Run: ........... 4-2 starter C.J. Wilson, which came on an RBI double 0x3 with an RBI in three plate appearances as No Home Runs: .......................... 0-6 by 3B Matt Dominguez. the Designated Hitter...he’s been on the club’s Walkoff Home Runs: .................. 0-0 Come-from-Behind Wins: .......... 0-0 15-day Disabled List since the season started Largest Comeback: ................... 0-0 THE HUMBER GAMES: RHP Philip Humber with a strained left oblique. Losses After Leading: ....................2 has extended his Spring Training success into Last At-Bat Wins: ........................ 0-1 the regular season and has posted a 2.89 ERA FOR STARTERS: As a whole, Astros starting Largest Blown Lead: ......................3 (6ER/18.2IP) thru his first three regular season pitchers have performed well this season and Extra-Inning Games: ................. 0-0 starts...this spring, Humber went 2-2 with a have limited the competition to three earned Different Batting Orders: .............10 1.73 ERA (5ER/26IP) and led the club in innings runs or fewer in 11 of the club’s 12 games... After Six Innings: Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-7 pitched. RHP Bud Norris leads the staff in wins (2), ERA After Seven Innings: (1.96) and strikeouts (14), RHP Philip Humber Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-7 GLOVEWORK: 3B Matt Dominguez has han- leads the staff in innings pitched (18.2IP), RHP After Eight Innings: dled more total chances at third base this season Brad Peacock has allowed just a .206 opponent’s Lead: 4-1 ........Tied: 0-0 .....Trail: 0-7 (43) than any other Major League player...despite batting average, RHP Lucas Harrell ranks tied Astros vs. Athletics: the largest number of chances, he is still one of for seventh in the AL in groundball/flyball ratio, Overall Record vs. Athletics:...... 1-8 11 MLB third baseman without an error in 2013... and LHP Erik Bedard has not allowed a run in Record in Houston: .................... 1-5 Record in Oakland: ................... 0-3 he handled six total chances yesterday. 7.1 innings pitched this season. 2013 Record vs. Athletics: Overall in 2013: ......................... 0-3 HOMER HAPPY: The Astros have combined for AL LEADERBOARD: In their first 12 games, At Minute Maid Park: ................. 0-3 12 homers through the club’s first 12 games this Astros starters rank fourth in the AL with a 3.39 At Angels Stadium: .................... 0-0 season...last year, Houston connected for just combined ERA. 14 home runs in 23 games in April...the Astros Starters ERA - AL Clubs FRESH START IN HOUSTON The Astros organization has undergone several were one of the top offensive clubs in baseball 1. Boston - 2.07 (15ER/65.1IP) changes in recent months. Below is a listing of during Spring Training, finishing second in the 2. Detroit - 3.01 (24ER/71.2IP) some of those changes: Grapefruit League in home runs with 47. 3. Texas - 3.30 (29ER/79IP) -NEW MANAGER: At 40, Bo Porter enters the 2013 season as the youngest current manager 4. Houston - 3.39 (25ER/66.1IP) in the Majors. ON THE ROAD: Tonight marks game seven of 81 -NEW TV PARTNER: Comcast SportsNet Houston is the Astros new Regional Sports road contests that the Astros will play in 2013... WHEN IT COUNTS: Astros OF Rick Ankiel is Network. it’s also seven of 29 games the Astros will play averaging two RBI per hit on the season and cur- -NEW RADIO STATION: Games are now this season in the Pacific time zone...this trip be- rently leads the club with eight RBI in 10 games aired on SportsTalk 790 AM. -NEW TV BROADCASTERS: Bill Brown will gan in Seattle (Mon.-Wed.), went to Los Angeles played...the reason for his efficiency has been his be joined by Alan Ashby and Geoff Blum. (Fri.-Sun.) and continues in Oakland this week .571 (4x7) batting average with runners in scor- -NEW RADIO BROADCASTERS: Robert Ford and Steve Sparks are the new radio team. HOF (4/15-17) before a return to Houston following ing position, which ranks first in the American broadcaster Milo Hamilton retired after 2012. Wednesday’s game...the Astros have gone 3-3 League (min. 7 ABs). -NEW UNIFORMS/LOGO: The Astros used on their current trek. fan feedback in making the decision to bring back the blue and orange colors of the past. AFFILIATES START 26-13: The Astros four -NEW LEAGUE: The Astros are the first team VS. THE ATHLETICS: This series is the second of minor league teams currently in season have in MLB history to move from the National five between the two clubs this season, with Oak- combined to post a 26-13 record, which includes League to the American League in 2013. land sweeping a three-game series in Houston a 7-2 mark at Class A Quad Cities and 7-3 records from 4/5-7...the Astros own an all-time record of at Double A Corpus Christi and High A Lancaster. 1-8 against their new AL West opponent. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) Date Time Opponent Pitchers Television Tue., April 16 9:05 @ Oakland RHP Brad Peacock (1-1, 4.82) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (2-0, 1.93) CSN Houston Wed., April 17 2:35 @ Oakland RHP Bud Norris (2-1, 1.96) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (1-0, 4.15) 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: ERIK BEDARD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO CAREER MLB SPLITS: 2013: 0-0 0.00 2 1 7.1 2 0 0 2 5 Home: 32-33 3.38 ERA, 100G/98GS, 211ER/562.2P Career: 63-64 3.81 194 190 1084.1 1011 514 461 431 1049 Away: 31-31, 4.31 ERA, 94G/92GS, 250ER/521.2IP vs. OAK W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO O.co Coliseum: 3-0, 1.61 ERA, 4G/GS, 5ER/28IP 2011: 0-0 0.00 1 1 4.0 2 0 0 4 5 Day: 23-20, 3.75 ERA, 64G/62GS, 151ER/362.2IP Career: 4-3 2.73 11 11 69.1 48 22 21 30 70 Night: 40-44, 3.87 ERA, 130G/128GS, 310ER/721.2IP Longest Winning Streak: 9, 6/21-8/21/07 Career Complete Games: 1 Last CG: 7/7/07 at TEX Longest Losing Streak: 5 (2x), last, 6/22-8/22/11 Career Shutouts: 1 Last SHO: 7/7/07 at TEX CAREER MLB GAME-HIGHS: 2012 GAME-HIGHS: 2012 SPLITS: Strikeouts: 15, 7/7/07 at TEX 11 (2x), last, 7/23/12 vs.