From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the former Ballpark in Arlington
Tonight’s lineup vs. Texas looks a little unusual – there are some of the A’s right-handed hitting platoon guys in there against a right-handed starter, Nick Martinez.
Some of that is that Martinez has some reverse splits; left-handed hitters are batting .194 against him and right-handers .238. No one is hitting him all that well, period, really. He’s 2-0 with an 0.35 ERA. Lifetime against the A’s, he’s 2-1 with a 1.91 ERA and he threw seven scoreless innings against them in Oakland last month, allowing just four hits.