920 A’s +1.5 (-143) over Astros
I like the A’s to keep this game close with Mike Fiers getting the start. Fiers has been dominant at home with a 1.03 WHIP and 2.54 ERA while having a overall record of 11-3 and the A’s are 15-9 in his starts. Fiers also has great career numbers against potential players that’ll be in the lineup for the Astros. Astros have lost their last couple games and Aaron Sanchez gets the start. He’s had a couple solid starts since he’s been traded to the Astros but I think they’re more of outliers than the norm from him especially on the road and also taking into consideration the opponent those performances came against. Sanchez on the road this year hasn’t been good with a 1.79 WHIP and 6.49 ERA. Sanchez also doesn’t have great career numbers against potential batters that’ll be in the lineup for the A’s (.286/.397/.886). Khris Davis, Robbie Grossman, Chris Herrmann have all faced Sanchez and hit .330 or better off him and should be in the lineup. A couple reasons that kept me from pulling the trigger for the A’s to win outright is not having enough batters that hit .270 or better off Sanchez for their career and the Astros have got the best of the A’s this year and over the past few seasons but at -143 is great value for the home team to keep it close.