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The Houston Astros (23-28) hope to avoid an upset as -181 favorites when they take on JJ Bleday (with homers in three straight contests) and the Oakland Athletics (21-32). First pitch is at 4:07 PM ET Saturday, live from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and airing on SCHN.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti and Oakland’s JP Sears have been named the starters for this contest.
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Astros and Athletics Betting Trends
The Astros have won 18 of the 40 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (45%).
Houston has gone 8-3 (winning 72.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -181 or shorter.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 43 games this season and won 14 (32.6%) of those contests.
This season, Oakland has won eight of its 20 games, or 40%, when it’s the underdog by at least +153 on the moneyline.
The Astros have had an over/under set by bookmakers 51 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 21 of those games (21-27-3).
The Athletics’ games have gone over the total in 25 of their 52 chances.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros are the 10th-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.6 runs per game (236 total).
Houston is fifth in baseball with 63 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros lead the majors with a .265 batting average.
Houston strikes out the least in MLB, averaging 6.6 per game.
The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors.
Houston has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 201 (3.8 per game).
Oakland has hit 66 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the majors.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .223 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks 29th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
The Athletics strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Oakland has the 24th-ranked ERA (4.52) in the majors this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros will send Arrighetti (2-4) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs with 17 and runs batted in with 36.
Jose Altuve has 62 hits and an OBP of .354 to go with a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
Jeremy Pena’s batting average of .320 leads all Houston hitters this season.
Yordan Alvarez has collected 52 hits this season and has an OBP of .347. He’s slugging .461 on the year.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics’ Sears (3-3) will make his 11th start of the season.
Bleday has 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 19 walks while batting .247.
Brent Rooker has hit 11 home runs with 32 RBI while batting .285. Those stats are all team-highs.
Abraham Toro has 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks while batting .274.
Shea Langeliers has seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 12 walks while hitting .213.
Astros and Athletics Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Athletics: Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Alex Wood: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Foot), Ross Stripling: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joseph Boyle: 15 Day IL (Back), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Hip), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys Díaz: 60 Day IL (Calf), Darell Hernaiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
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