A pair of baseball’s top hitters face off when the Houston Astros (41-31) and the Athletics (30-44) meet at 10:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Sutter Health Park. Jeremy Pena has a .320 batting average (eighth in MLB) for the favored Astros (-162), and Jacob Wilson ranks second in MLB play hitting .362 this season for the underdog Athletics (+136). Houston’s Framber Valdez and Sacramento’s Luis Severino pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Astros vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-162)
• Underdog: Athletics (+136)
• Over/under: 9.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros are 28-21 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.1% of those games).
• The Astros have a record of 8-6 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -162 or shorter (57.1%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 61.8%.
• The Astros have played in 72 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 28 times (28-42-2).
• The Astros have gone 38-34-0 ATS this season.

Astros hitting info

• Pena has put up a team-best batting average of .320.
• Pena’s home runs rank 78th in MLB and he ranks 72nd in RBI in MLB.
• Isaac Paredes has hit 15 home runs with 42 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Paredes ranks 15th in home runs and 31st in RBI.
• Jose Altuve is batting .274 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 19 walks.
• Altuve has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Jake Meyers is hitting .295 with 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 22 walks.
• Meyers enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with a double and three walks.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff ranks first in MLB with a collective 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Astros have the sixth-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.43).
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.148).
• The Astros allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (71 total, 1.0 per game).
• In their 3-1 loss last time out they struck out 10 Athletics batters while allowing six hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have been underdogs in 56 games this season and won 21 (37.5%) of those contests.
• This season, the Athletics have won six of their 24 games, or 25%, when they’re the underdog by at least +136 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.4% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 40 of 74 chances this season.
• In 74 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 36-38-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

• Wilson leads Sacramento in batting average (.362) this season while adding eight home runs and 38 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Wilson’s home run total is 102nd, and his RBI total is 48th.
• Brent Rooker’s 15 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 41 runs this season while slugging .491.
• Rooker is 15th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 35th in RBI.
• Tyler Soderstrom is among the top hitters for Sacramento with a .254 average, 14 homers and 45 RBI.
• Lawrence Butler is batting .258 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .452 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.43) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.493 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 105 home runs allowed.
• The Athletics struck out nine Astros batters while allowing eight hits in a 3-1 win last time out.