Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Wednesday when the Houston Astros (77-67) and Oakland Athletics (63-82) take the field at 8:10 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. Yordan Alvarez has 32 home runs for the Astros (-242 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has 35 homers this season for the Athletics (+199).
Hunter Brown will get the ball for Houston while Oakland will counter with Joey Estes.
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Astros and Athletics Betting Trends
The Astros have won 59 of the 107 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (55.1%).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -242 or shorter, Houston has a 6-1 record (winning 85.7% of its games).
The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 127 times this season and won 51, or 40.2%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 6-5, a 54.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +199 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Astros have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 144 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 58 of those games (58-81-5).
Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 66 of 144 chances this season.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros are the 12th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (664 total).
Houston is 11th in MLB play with 170 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros’ .261 batting average is third-best in the majors.
Houston’s hitters strike out 7.4 times per game, the third-lowest average in MLB.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
Houston has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 26th-most runs in the league this season with just 588 (4.1 per game).
Oakland’s 183 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics rank 24th in MLB with a .234 team batting average.
Oakland ranks 26th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Athletics have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Oakland has the 24th-ranked ERA (4.33) in the majors this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Brown makes the start for the Astros, his 28th of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.41 ERA and 161 strikeouts through 153 2/3 innings pitched.
Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.312) and home runs (32) this season, while also chipping in with 80 RBI.
Jose Altuve has 174 hits and an OBP of .359 to go with a slugging percentage of .452 this season.
Alex Bregman is slashing .257/.313/.443 this season for the Astros.
Yainer Diaz is a key run producer for Houston with a .300 average, 16 homers and 81 RBI.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send Estes (6-7) to the mound for his 21st start this season.
Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (35), runs batted in (99) and has put up a team-best batting average of .298.
JJ Bleday has 39 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .244.
Lawrence Butler has 22 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .270.
Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .223.
Astros and Athletics Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), 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), J.P. France: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chas McCormick: day-to-day (Wrist)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Ross Stripling: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Osvaldo Bido: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Alex Wood: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Andรยบjar: 60 Day IL (Muscle), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Esteury Ruiz: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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