Athletics vs Astros Prediction - MLB Picks 9/13/23

The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros face off on Wednesday in an MLB Showdown at Minute Maid Park. The Athletics have won the first two games played between the two teams in this series. 

Blackburn Needs to Lockdown

On the mound for the Oakland Athletics will be Paul Blackburn and he sits with a 4-4 record and an ERA of 3.88. In his last start against the Texas Rangers he went three innings giving up six hits and two runs. The A’s have won each of Blackburn’s last two starts. In the first game of this series The A’s got good pitching and won 4-0. The A’s are averaging 3.69 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.76 runs per game. The offense is ranked 30th in the league while the pitching is ranked 29th. 

Athletics Betting Trends

• The Athletics have won four of their last five games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven games following a win.
• The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as underdogs.
• The Athletics have led after 7 innings in four of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents.

Brown has Struggled for Astros

On the mound for the Astros will be Hunter Brown and he has really struggled heading into this game. In his last two starts, he has gone 8.1 innings and given up 11 runs. In the first game of this series the pitching really struggled, and they are going to need to give Brown some run support here. The Astros are averaging 5.17 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.39 runs per game. The offense is ranked 5th in the league while the pitching is ranked 10th. Kyle Tucker has hit 26 home runs and driven in 103 RBIs.