The A’s are aiming to rebound against the Padres after their three-game winning streak came to an end last night. Despite the setback, the team still holds first place in the AL West.
Ginn on the Mound for Athletics
J.T. Ginn will be starting for the Athletics tonight. The right-hander is coming off a tough-luck loss. He went eight no-hit innings before allowing a single and a walk-off two-run home run.
That tough ending aside, Ginn’s 2.98 ERA leads the team’s rotation. The 26-year-old has been a revelation for the squad. It will be his ninth start of the season.
Here’s the A’s lineup for tonight brought to you by Mark Kotsay:
Giolito Starts for Padres
The Athletics’ starting nine will be facing veteran right-hander Lucas Giolito. He signed on with the Padres recently, inking a deal at the end of April as the Padres dealt with a slew of injuries to their starting staff.
After taking some time to ramp up he finally got promoted to the big league team last week and looked solid in his first and so far only start for the Padres. He pitched five innings of three-run ball against the Mariners. In four career starts against the A’s Giolito has a 5.01 ERA.
And the Padres’ batting order for tonight looks like this:
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The A’s can’t let last night’s struggles follow them into the second game of this weekend set against the Padres.