The Oakland Athletics kicked off a three-game series with the AL West rival Houston Astros tonight at the Coliseum. After struggling early in the season, the Astros have righted the ship and began today tied for first in the division. Mark Kotsay sent Hogan Harris to the mound tonight to face off against 24-year-old rookie righthander Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros.
Today marked an interesting milestone in ML baseball. For the first time ever, two starting pitchers from the University of Louisiana -Lafayette faced off against one another. Hogan Harris attended the university 2016-18 and Spencer Arrighetti attended in 2021.