OAKLAND -- Josh Reddick returned to the Bay Area ready for the wrath of the right-field bleachers.
For four-plus seasons, the Astros outfielder roamed the patch of grass at the Oakland Coliseum in front of the rabid fans in Section 149. On Friday night, he took the field wearing Houston's road threads, playing his first contest in Oakland since the team dealt him to the Dodgers before last season's non-waiver Trade Deadline. After building up a special relationship with Oakland's diehard fans over the years, Reddick said he's expecting a lot of banter during the weekend series.