Ronel Blanco hopes to finish something he started in mid-May as he and the Houston Astros face the host Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.
After the Astros swept a May 13-16 four-game home set against the A's, the clubs have battled on even terms in Oakland this weekend, with the Astros taking a fifth win in a row over their American League West rival 6-3 on Friday before the A's broke through with a 3-1 triumph on Saturday. Blanco played a role -- albeit a small one -- in the earlier Astros sweep, shutting out the A's on four hits over the first three innings of a 2-1 win on May 14 in the second game of the series.
" Blanco later admitted he didn't know that Major League Baseball rules prohibit a pitcher from having rosin on his non-throwing hand."We'll make sure that we go over it again with everybody," Houston manager Joe Espada said. Blanco was off to an All-Star-level start before the suspension. The 30-year-old right-hander hasn't allowed more than three runs in any of his eight starts, which have resulted in seven Astros wins.
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