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HOUSTON -- Oakland Athletics rookie right-hander Daniel Mengden, a Houston native drafted by his hometown franchise, will get an opportunity to show the Astros what theyre missing Friday at Minute Maid Park. Philippe Coutinho Barcelona Jersey .Mengden (1-4, 3.48 ERA) will make his first career start against the organization that selected him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. Mengden was packaged along with catcher Jacob Nottingham in the deal that sent veteran left-hander Scott Kazmir to Houston on July 23, 2015.Selected from Triple-A Nashville on June 11, Mengden will make his sixth start of the career. His 31 strikeouts are tied for second in franchise history (since 1913) for the most by a pitcher over his first five appearances (Tim Hudson, 33 in 1999). Mengden, a product of nearby Texas A&M, began the season at Double-A Midland and finished 2-0 with a 0.78 ERA before his promotion to Nashville on May 1.With the Sounds, Mengden went 3-1 with a 1.39 ERA in seven starts. His ERA was the sixth-lowest in the minors at the time of his promotion.And while Mengden will get the first crack at helping Oakland (37-49) make it two in a row over the Astros following the Athletics 3-1 win on Friday night, the Oakland bullpen will also play a key role.Right-handers John Axford, Ryan Dull and Ryan Madson combined to work three perfect innings in the series opener, with Axford first relieving lefty Ken Hill and notching two strikeouts in the seventh inning. Axford had struggled of late, blowing two saves while posting an 18.00 ERA over his last six appearances.That was great to see, Athletics manager Bob Melvin. Weve seen now how effective he can be. Hes gone through a little bit of a tough stretch, obviously. I think looking at his history hes had some stretches through the course of the season where he hasnt been as effective and he works hard to get through it, but I think this was a big game for him to pitch in a close game like that, get a 1-2-3 inning. He looked good.Right-hander Collin McHugh (5-6, 4.50 ERA) will make his 18th start of the season for the Astros. He allowed four runs on five hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings in his lone appearance against the Athletics this season but did not factor in the decision. McHugh is 4-1 with a 3.23 ERA in his career against the Athletics, a mark that includes six starts.While the Astros (46-40) will get an opportunity to improve to 12 games over .500 against right-handed starters, they fell to 11-16 against southpaw starters, a surprising record given the right-handed presence of George Springer, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa in their lineup.We can certainly hit left-handed pitching, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. Weve got guys who can do it. Weve got a few guys hitting under their career norms, and thats never good. Halfway through the season, I dont think we can declare that we cant hit lefties. I think weve got some left-handed pitchers we arent racing up to the batters box to face. 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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- If Illinois needed any reason to not look past its Mid-American Conference opponent on Saturday, the odds makers provided it.Western Michigan (2-0) comes to Champaign undefeated and favored to beat the Illini by three.After last weeks 25-point home loss to North Carolina, Illinois (1-1) needs no extra reason to take the Broncos seriously, coach Lovie Smith insists. He did, though, seem to express some disbelief over the line.We dont need a lot of motivation. We lost this last week, and thats motivation enough, Smith said. I dont see the University of Illinois being underdogs to many people here at home.The Broncos are just two weeks removed from a 22-21 win at Northwestern , and looking for a rare shot at two wins over Big Ten teams in one season for a non-Power Five school. Broncos coach P.J. Fleck grew up in Illinois and played at another MAC school, Northern Illinois. He said his players come into games against Power Five teams sensing both opportunity and, if they ease up, peril.They know how easy it is to go back to 1-11 -- just like that, Fleck, said, snapping his fingers. He was referring to the Broncos record in his first season at Western Michigan in 2013.Theyre humble enough to know that anybody at any moment can beat them if they dont play their best, he said.Some things to watch for what is supposed to be a warm, muggy and possibly rainy Saturday in Champaign:LIMITED TARGETSWith Illinois most talented receiver, Mike Dudek, out for most if not all of the season with a second torn anterior cruciate ligament, Wes Lunts receiving targets have been limited so far. That was particularly true against a strong North Carolina secondary. Only seven of Lunts 17 completions were by wide receivers. Malik Turner had the best night with three catches for 33 yards and a touchdown. But Western Michigan starts a young secondary that could make the Illini receivers look a little better.LIMITING DAVISBroncos receiver Corey Davis is 17th inn the country with 110 receiving yards per game and he has three touchdowns so far. Xavi Hernandez Barcelona Jersey. But Fleck said that after Davis 1,408-yard, 15-touchdown season in 2015, he expects every team, Illinois included, to focus on taking away Davis.The days of being able to have a 15- and 16-catch performance because hes in single coverage, those days are over, Fleck said.VAUGHNS GAMEIllinois tailback KeShawn Vaughn started the season quietly with a 49-yard day against Murray State, but after a strong game against the Tar Heels hes looking more like the mix of power and speed the Illinois coaching staff says it wants in its primary back. Vaughn carried the ball 15 times for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Tar Heels. He has 165 yards on 32 carries -- and average of 5.2 yards a carry -- on the season.TURNOVER FREEWestern Michigan is one of just seven Bowl Subdivision teams that has not turned the ball over this season. That trend will run directly into an Illinois defense intent on creating turnovers, one of Smiths longtime priorities. The Illini have forced four turnovers this season, less than Smith and the Illini staff would like, but they have turned three of those into touchdowns.WHY NOT FLECK?Fleck noted this week that, setting a since-broken state record for high school receivers in Maple Park, Illinois, he was an Illini fan and hoped to be recruited by Illinois and then-coach Ron Turner in spite of his 5-8, 155-pound frame and 4-9 40-yard dash speed. Years later, he worked on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff with Turner.Every day I would ask, `Why didnt you recruit me? Why didnt you recruit me? Fleck said, laughing. Hes like, `Look at you -- why would I recruit you? And he was right.---Online: Associated Press college football coverage: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org/---Follow David Mercer on Twitter: (at)davidmercerAP ' ' '
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