Monday night baseball and we will see the Oakland A's travel to Minute Maid to take on the Houston Astros. Free pick to follow First pitch is scheduled for a 8:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Oakland +108
Houston -118
Over/ Under: 8.5 O -120
This is game 1 of a 3 game series between these American League West foes. The Astros lead the series 4-2 this year. Oakland comes in to this game in last place in the AL West with a 13-26 record on the year, which includes an 8-12 mark on the road. The Astros have been the surprise of the season so far as they currently are in first place in the AL West with a 25-13 record, which includes a 13-9 mark at home. Oakland ranks 6th in the league in scoring (4.61 rpg), while on the mound they are 14th in ERA (4.05). The Astros rank 11th in scoring (4.45 rpg), while on the mound they are 8th in ERA (3.49).
Trends for this game include: Oakland is 8-24 in their last 32 vs. a team with a winning record and 6-24 in their last 30 games as a road underdog, but 17-7 in the last 24 meetings in Houston. The Astros have gone 5-0 in their last 5 games as a favorite and 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a left-handed starter, but 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Taking the hill for Oakland tonight will be lefty Drew Pomeranz, who is 2-3 on the year with a 4.40 ERA overall, while on the road this year has has gone 0-3 with a 6.86 ERA in 4 starts. Drew is 0-2 with a 6.05 ERA in 5 games (4 starts) in his career vs the Houston Astros. Both losses have come at Minute Maid Park.
Getting the ball for the Astros tonight will be Lance McCullers who will be pitching in his first major league game in this one. Lance was 3-1 with an 0.62 ERA in 6 games (4 Starts) at AA Corpus Christie this year.
Pick: Let's look at the Over in this one. The Houston offense has waken up of late as they have averaged 5.6 rpg in their last 5 games and Drew Pomeranz has struggled on the road with a 6.86 ERA. His road starts have averaged 12 rog, with 3 of the 3 starts going over the total. Lance McCullers is getting his first major league start in this one, but he will be taking on one of the best offenses in the league. I can see a slugfest in Houston tonight.
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