By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Thursday, April 17, 2014

The AL West Division leading Oakland Athletics had Thursday off as they prepare to face a couple of division foes as part of their upcoming homestand.

Houston visits the Coliseum for a weekend three-game series, followed by a three-game weekday set as Texas makes its first visit of the season to the Bay Area.

On Saturday, A’s fans will receive a Josh Donaldson bobblehead, and the first pitch will be thrown by Marcos Garcia, brother of Diego Garcia, a lifelong A’s fan who was killed by a drunk driver this past offseason.

A’s fans will also have an old fashioned doubleheader to look forward to on Wednesday, May 7, when Oakland hosts Seattle. The first game starts at 12:35 p.m., and the second game starts 30 minutes later. The extra game was rescheduled from an April 4 postponement.

The team reports that fans holding April 4 tickets can redeem the paid value to another A’s home game during the 2014 regular season, including the May 7 doubleheader (subject to ticket availability).

As a thank you to fans that were inconvenienced by the April 4 postponement, the Athletics are offering a four complimentary tickets per account to a game during the May 5-7 Seattle series. Those fans will be sent an email outlining instructions to redeem their tickets. The deadline to redeem those April 4 tickets is Wednesday, April 30, at 11:59 p.m.

Comcast SportsNet California will televise both games of the May 7 doubleheader.