After a winless road trip, the Oakland Athletics return to The Coliseum where they will begin a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Houston Astros. The A’s have lost eight-straight games, including all seven-games of their road trip where they were outscored 33-10. Oakland is 5-20 at home and 5-22 on the road.
James Kaprielian is scheduled to start Friday’s game, although the chance exists that the A’s opt to go with an opener. If that turns out to be the case, it wasn’t announced as of this writing. Like most of Oakland’s starters, Kaprielian’s overall numbers are ugly.