Series preview: A’s look to spoil Astros in four-game series

Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros, September 15-18, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

TV: NBC Sports California

Radio: A’s Cast/A’s Radio Network

Astros SB Nation Site: Crawfish Boxes

The A’s look to spoil the AL West-leading Astros.

Here’s a look at what we can expect during this weekend’s series:

Projected Starters

Thursday, 4:20 p.m. PST

James Kaprielian vs. Lance McCullers Jr.

Friday, 5:10 p.m. PST

Adrian Martinez vs. Justin Verlander

Saturday, 4:10 p.m. PST

Cole Irvin vs. Jose Urquidy

Sunday, 11:10 a.m. PST

Ken Waldichuk vs. Framber Valdez

Projected Lineups

Oakland Athletics

1. Tony Kemp (L) 2B
2. Sean Murphy (R) C
3. Seth Brown (L) RF
4. Ramon Laureano (R) CF
5. Vimael Machin (L) 3B
6. Dermis Garcia (R) 1B
7. Cody Thomas (L) LF
8. Shea Langeliers (R) DH
9. Nick Allen (R) SS

Houston Astros

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. Jeremy Pena (R) SS
3. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF
4. Alex Bregman (R) 3B
5. Kyle Tucker (L) RF
6. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
7. Trey Mancini (R) DH
8. Chas McCormick (R) CF
9. Martin Maldonado (R) C