(Houston, TX) -- The Athletics are back in action tonight as they face the Astros in Houston. Oakland has dropped three straight games and was eliminated from the postseason with its loss to the Mariners on Wednesday. They send Sean Manaea to the mound for the series opener. The southpaw carries a 10-and-10 record with a 3.94 earned run average. Houston is going to start Framber Valdez.