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Game No. 40 Preview: Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics

Astros have tough matchup today against Sonny Gray.

By Ryan Dunsmore
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Houston Astros (25-14) vs. Oakland Athletics (14-26), May 19, 2015 7:10 PM CDT

TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV 
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Athletics SBNation Blog: Athletics Nation

Pitching matchup

RHP Roberto Hernandez (1-3, 4.12 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 1.61 ERA, 0.93 WHIP)

Preview

The A's got the upper hand in game one of the series, and now send out their ace Sonny Gray. Gray picked up his first loss of the season, but even that was impressive like the rest of his 2015 campaign. Gray gave up just one run over seven inning on three hits against Boston, in his first loss. Gray comes into his start on Tuesday with five-straight quality starts under his belt. He has allowed only one run or less in six of eight starts. Gray is 2-1 with 2.05 ERA in three career starts against Houston.

HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SONNY GRAY
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jose Altuve"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Altuve 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.364 0.364 0.364 0.727
Chris Carter"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chris Carter 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.143 0.222 0.143 0.365
Jason Castro"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jason Castro 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.333 0.500 0.667 1.167
Hank Conger"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hank Conger 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Matt Dominguez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Matt Dominguez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Evan Gattis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evan Gattis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Robbie Grossman"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Robbie Grossman 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000
L.J. Hoes"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">L.J. Hoes 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Colby Rasmus"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colby Rasmus 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
George Springer"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">George Springer 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667
Jonathan Villar"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jonathan Villar 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.300 0.300 0.400 0.700

Roberto Hernandez has pitched through six innings in six-straight starts. That someone thing I would have never guessed Hernandez would have been able to do it any point this season. Hernandez allowed four runs over 6 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays in his last start. He has some how missed the A's this season in his first seven starts of the season. Hernandez is 5-7 with 4.84 ERA in 14 career appearances against the A's.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS CAREER STATISTICS VS. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Billy Butler"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Billy Butler 38 12 3 0 0 9 6 2 0.316 0.391 0.395 0.786
Coco Crisp"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Coco Crisp 22 9 1 0 1 2 5 3 0.409 0.519 0.591 1.109
Brett Lawrie"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brett Lawrie 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.333 0.429 0.500 0.929
Josh Reddick"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Josh Reddick 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.286 0.286 0.714 1.000
Craig Gentry"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Craig Gentry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Eric Sogard"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Eric Sogard 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333
Ben Zobrist"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ben Zobrist 12 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0.083 0.267 0.083 0.350

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