GameThread No. 25: Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics, May 1, 2016 3:05 PM CDT

Houston Astros (7-17) at Oakland Athletics (13-12), May 1, 2016, 3:05 PM CDT

TV: ROOT SPORTS Southwest
Online: MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790, La Nueva 94.1 FM (En Español)
A's SB Nation Blog: Athletics Nation

Pitching Matchup

RHP Doug Fister (1-3, 5.56 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) vs. LHP Rich Hill (3-2, 2.42 ERA, 1.27 WHIP)

Lineups

Must Reads

Athletics 2, Astros 0: Devenski, Feldman strong; offense not so much - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros pull out tandem pitching in Chris Devenski's first major league start.

The weirdness of Ken Giles, Astros RP - The Crawfish Boxes
Astros reliever Ken Giles has been awful this season. Also, he has been awesome this season.

Astros lineup is and isn't very good - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros lineup isn't very good. Also, yes it is.