Or, $320,000, for an 8-episode season. Isaacs played Timothy Ratliff, a wealthy North Carolina businessman secretly dealing with a scandal exploding back home while on vacation with his wife and three children.

When Jason Alexander takes the mound for the Houston Astros against the A's on Tuesday night, he'll be the 11th different starting pitcher for a team ravaged by injuries. With seven starting pitchers - Spencer Arrighetti,