Oakland Athletics (28-56) vs Houston Astros (54-28)
Game Info: Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 4:07 pm (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
vs Framber Valdez (8-3) (2.67)
Betting Odds: Oakland Athletics / Houston Astros --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics face off on Saturday in an MLB showdown at the Oakland Coliseum. On Friday night it was the Astros that were able to secure the easy victory.
The Astros sit with a 55-28 record overall and again on Friday night it was the offense that was the difference on the way to the comfortable victory. The Astros offense has been improving as the season has gone on, but even more impressive all year has been the pitching. The Astros are giving up 3.35 runs per game which is 3rd in the league. Yordan Alvarez has hit 26 home runs and driven in 60 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the A’s who sit with a 28-56 record overall and they have lost two games in a row. This is a team that has struggled to score and two games ago against the Toronto Blue Jays they only scored one run. The A’s are averaging 3.17 runs per game which is 30th in the league. Seth Brown has been the top offensive player hitting 10 home runs and driving in 36 RBIs.
On the mound for the Astros will be Framber Valdez who sits with an 8-3 record and an ERA 2.67. In his last start against the Los Angeles Angels, he went six innings giving up three hits and two runs.
On the mound for the A’s is Zach Louge who sits with a 2-4 record and an ERA of 5.47.In his last start against the Texas Rangers, he went 2.1 innings, giving up seven hits and four runs.
The Astros are 9-2 in Valdez’s last 11 starts. The Astros are 5-0 in their last five games during Game 2 of a series. The under is 6-1 in the A’s last seven games on grass. The under is 12-2 in the Astros last 14 Saturday games.
The Astros find success when Valdez is on the mound and it’s going to continue here. Louge has been an issue for the A’s and the Astros are going to have no issue running up the score against him here Back the Astros -2.5 to cash