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Game Date:
05/09/2018
3:35pm EST
Lines:
Houston -1.5
Oakland +1.5
Total:
Over
8 (+110)
Under 8 (-130)
Community Picks: Houston 0% vs Oakland 0%
Houston and Oakland Thread
Team Tweets & News Articles
Two pitchers who figure to get an unusually large amount of support from the other team's fans are set to duel Wednesday afternoon when the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics wrap up a three-game series. The Astros will be looking for a sweep after they followed up a 16-2 shellacking of the A's on Monday night with a 4-2 victory behind a home run by Alex Bregman and a combined six-hitter from four pitchers. One of Oakland's hits was a single by outfielder Stephen Piscotty, who elected to play less than 48 hours after his mother, Gretchen, had passed away in the Oakland suburb of Pleasanton on Sunday night. Continue to Article
May 09, 2018 1:40:am EST
Oakland A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty lost his mother over the weekend. Gretchen Piscotty died at 55 after battling ALS, the disease known for taking the life of New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig. Piscotty took Monday off from the team, but returned Tuesday night for the A’s game against the Houston Astros. Continue to Article
May 09, 2018 1:07:am EST
George Springer came up short in three attempts at completing the cycle with a triple. Springer went 6 for 6 with a home run to match a Houston mark as the Astros routed the Oakland Athletics 16-2 on Monday night. ''I don't even know how to explain it,'' Springer said. Continue to Article
May 08, 2018 2:21:am EST
Gretchen Piscotty, the mother of Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty, died on Sunday of ALS. She was 55 years old. Continue to Article
May 07, 2018 5:02:pm EST
Gretchen Piscotty, the mother of Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty, died Sunday after battling ALS — a sad ending to one of the more humane stories to come out of baseball in recent years, as Piscotty was traded to the A’s to be closer to his mother. Gretchen was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, just a year ago, in May 2017. After Piscotty found out, the Cardinals gave him a leave of absence so he could fly to his hometown of Pleasanton, Calif., and regroup with his father, Mike, and his younger brothers Nick and Austin. Continue to Article
May 07, 2018 3:37:pm EST
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