HOUSTON -- The A's month of May was marked by Rich Hill stopping the bleeding, but after a 12-2 smothering by the Astros on Friday, Hill won't be able to do that.
May American League Pitcher of the Month Hill was scratched from his scheduled Saturday start when groin pain resurfaced in his pregame workout. Kendall Graveman was moved up to make the Saturday start and it's a coin flip whether or not the day off will provide enough recovery time for Hill to be able to go Sunday.Groin pain wasn't a problem for A's starter Jesse Hahn on Friday, but almost everything else was painful.