The A's lost their fourth straight game on Saturday, but manager Bob Melvin isn't panicking too much. Oakland's skipper only made two changes to his lineup on Sunday.
Second baseman Jurickson Profar and Ramon Laureano are flipping places in the seven and eight holes. And Nick Hundley replaces Josh Phegley behind the dish.
Third baseman Matt Chapman remains in the two-hole as he continues his MVP campaign. He's tied for third in the American League with 15 home runs and has a 1.000 OPS over the past two weeks.
On the hill, the A's are turning to right-hander Chris Bassitt. The 30-year-old hasn't lost since May 9 and has a 2.81 career ERA against the Astros.
Here are the full lineups for the A's-Astros game, which will be broadcast on NBC Sports California and the MyTeams app. Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. PT, with first pitch at 1:07.
Houston Astros (39-20)
Derek Fisher, LF
Alex Bregman, 3B
Michael Brantley, DH
Yuli Gurriel, 1B
Josh Reddick, RF
Garrett Stubbs, C
Jack Mayfield, SS
Tony Kemp, 2B
Myles Straw, CF
Gerrit Cole, RHP (5-5, 4.02 ERA)
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Oakland A's (29-29)
Marcus Semien, SS
Matt Chapman, 3B
Matt Olson, 1B
Khris Davis, DH
Stephen Piscotty, RF
Robbie Grossman, LF
Ramón Laureano, CF
Jurickson Profar, 2B
Nick Hundley, C
Chris Bassitt, RHP (3-1, 3.27 ERA)
