Minute Maid Park Roof Closed for Astros Rubber Match at 1:10 PM
The Houston Astros announced the roof at Minute Maid Park will be closed for today's rubber match, set for a 1:10 PM first pitch.
The Houston Astros announced the roof at Minute Maid Park will be closed for today's rubber match, with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 PM.
The series finale arrives with some recent rotation context worth noting: Cristian Javier, per beat reporter Brian McTaggart, is slated to start for Houston, while Brady Basso gets the ball for the A's. The A's have been described as injury-depleted heading into this stretch, and the Astros took the previous game 4-0. A rubber match, then, with the roof buttoned up and the pitching matchup set.
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