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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.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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Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout.Oman squad for 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Sultan Ahmed (captain)- Represented Karachi Whites in Pakistan first-class cricket in the 1999-2000 season- He has played for Oman since the ICC Trophy in 2005- Played all seven of Omans qualifying matches for ICC WT20 last year, scoring 62 runs and only being dismissed twiceAamir Kaleem- A very talented all-round cricketer and one of the best fielders and athletes in the squad- Ever-present in the qualifying tournament, in which he scored 95 runs and took three wickets Who will walk away with the ICC World Twenty20 trophy? Sufyan Mehmood- Born in Oman, he made his T20I debut against Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi in November 2015- A good medium-pace bowler, capable batsman, and also among the best fielders in the Oman squadZeeshan Maqsood- Played all seven matches in the qualifying tournament, scoring 173 runs at an average of 28.83- His highest score was 86 not out from just 41 balls against CanadaSyed Amir Ali- Represented Karachi Whites and Karachi Blues in first-class cricket in Pakistan in the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 seasons- Played six matches in the qualifying tournament, scoring 56 runs and taking two wicketsJatinder Singh- At the 2015 Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup, he was adjudged Best Batsman after innings of 45 against Saudi Arabia, 62 against Malaysia, and 70 against Singapore- Subsequently topped Omans run-scorers in the qualifying tournament with 213 runs at an average of 35.5, highlights including an unbeaten 65 against the Netherlands and 40 against AfghanistanRajesh Ranpura- A thinking bowler who makes good use of slower balls and yorkers, and who also strikes the ball cleanly with the bat- Played all seven qualifying matches, taking ten wickets and conceding just 6.64 runs per over, with best performances of 2-17 against Kenya and 3-30 against the NetherlandsAjay Lalcheta- Often asked to open the bowling with his left-arm spin- Played four matches in the 2015 qualifying tournament, taking four wickets with a best performance of 2-26 against Namibia at Dublin- Works in the oil industry and plays his cricket for Al Turki NMCZeeshan SSiddiqui- Made his debut for Oman aged 28, at the ACC Twenty20 Cup in October 2007, taking twelve wickets in the tournament- Played five matches in the qualifying tournament scoring 114 runs, the highlight being an unbeaten innings of 51 against Namibia which sealed qualification Kumar Sangakkara gives a brief history of the ICC T20 World Cup which starts on March 8th.dddddddddddd Munis Ansari- Ever-present in the 2015 qualifying tournament in which he took 12 wickets to be his sides leading wicket-taker- A fine bowler of yorkers with his slingy action, he found himself on three hat-tricks during the tournament- Highlights were figures of 4-15 against the Netherlands and 3-23 against Namibia in the crucial match which enabled Oman to qualify- Works as a cheese salesman in MuscatMehran Khan- A powerful ball-striker and reliable medium-pace seamer- Played all seven matches in the qualifying tournament, scoring 51 runs and taking four wickets - all four wickets coming against AfghanistanVaibhav Shridhar Wategaonkar- Awaiting his debut in T20I cricket- Has struggled against the seaming ball, but will be happier on subcontinental pitchesAdnan Ilyas- In international youth cricket, he made scores of 199 not out against Malaysia U17 and 168 not out against Hong Kong U19- A consistent scorer in his six matches in the UAE in November 2015, with 163 runs and only being dismissed for less than 20 on one occasionAaqib Ilyas Sulehri- Made his T20I debut against Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi in November 2015- After scores of 12 and 16 in his first two matches, had to retire hurt first ball in his third T20I against Hong KongBILAL KHAN- Made his T20I debut against Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi in November 2015, taking 3-29- His figures of 4-20 against Hong Kong in just his third match are the best for Oman in this form of the game- Played first class cricket in Pakistan for Peshawar from 2007 to 2009Sky Sports is the only place you can watch all 35 games in 27 days of the 2016 ICC World T20, starting with Zimbabwe v UAE on Tuesday 8th March at 9am on Sky Sports 2 HD. 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