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The Houston Astros (95-51) will look to Aledmys Diaz, who is currently on a two-game home run streak, when they square off against the Oakland Athletics (53-93). The Astros are the moneyline favorite (-373) in this outing against the Athletics (+294), which starts at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday at Minute Maid Park. Framber Valdez takes the mound first for Houston, and Ken Waldichuk is Oakland’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Sunday, September 18, 2022
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Astros | -373 | 8 |
Astros Stats & Trends
Astros Batting
- The Astros are fourth-best in MLB action with 196 total home runs.
- The Astros’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in the majors.
- The Astros are sixth in the league with an on-base percentage of .320.
- Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-lowest average in the league.
- The Astros have hit 103 home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).
- The Astros are slugging .441 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- The team is batting .251 with 579 hits (eight per game) at home this season.
Astros Key Batters
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston with 128 hits and an OBP of .407 this season.
- Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Alvarez ranks 10th in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Alvarez hopes to build on an eight-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .405 with four doubles, six home runs, seven walks and seven RBI.
- Alex Bregman has 36 doubles, 21 home runs and 82 walks while batting .267.
- Among qualifiers, Bregman is 49th in batting average, 10th in on-base percentage and 32nd in slugging percentage.
- Kyle Tucker has 129 hits this season and has a slash line of .262/.335/.489.
- Jose Altuve has an OPS of .874, fueled by an OBP of .372 and a team-best slugging percentage of .502 this season.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics’ 125 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
- The Athletics have a team batting average of just .216 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
- The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .281 this season, which ranks last in the league.
- The Athletics rank 20th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
- In 74 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .373 in away games this season with 199 extra-base hits.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .228 with 7.7 base hits per contest.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has a .336 on-base percentage and a .442 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Athletics.
- Including all qualified players, Murphy ranks 73rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 57th and he is 59th in slugging.
- Murphy takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a triple, four walks and an RBI.
- Seth Brown has 104 hits to lead his team.
- Brown is 118th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage in the majors.
- Tony Kemp is batting .235 with 22 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 42 walks.
- Ramon Laureano has 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .211.
Astros vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Valdez | Waldichuk | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | GS | 3 |
| 15-5 | W-L | 0-1 |
| 2.50 | ERA | 5.40 |
| 179.2 | IP | 15.0 |
| 61 | BB | 5 |
| 169 | SO | 14 |
