A's turn to Cole Irvin in effort to take series against Astros

The Oakland Athletics will get a chance to record just their second winning homestand of the season when they look to take the rubber game of a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Sunday.

The teams split the first two games of the series, with Oakland winning 3-2 on Saturday after Houston took the opener 8-3 on Friday.

Having opened the six-game homestand by taking two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays, th