The Athletics (45-62) will look for a sweep of the Houston Astros (60-45) on Sunday at Daikin Park. The Athletics lead 3-0, but are underdogs (+114) against the Astros (-135) in the matchup, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET. Houston’s Colton Gordon gets the start against Sacramento’s J.T. Ginn.
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Astros to win vs Athletics -135
Astros vs. Athletics betting lines
- Favorite: Astros (-135)
- Underdog: Athletics (+114)
- Over/under: 8
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros are 40-32 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.6% of those games).
- When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -135 or shorter, the Astros have gone 23-16 (59%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 57.4% chance to win.
- The Astros have played in 105 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-56-5).
- The Astros have collected a 53-52-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.5% of the time).
Astros hitting info
- Jose Altuve has a team-high 53 runs batted in.
- Altuve’s home runs rank 47th in MLB and he ranks 59th in RBI in MLB.
- Yainer Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .246.
- Diaz currently ranks 89th in home runs and 121st in RBI in the majors.
- Diaz enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with three doubles and an RBI.
- Christian Walker paces the Astros with 53 runs batted in.
- Cam Smith is batting .260 with 17 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 30 walks.
Astros pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.7 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
- The Astros’ 3.70 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.193).
- Astros pitchers combine to allow the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (122 total, 1.2 per game).
- In their 5-1 loss last time out they struck out 10 Athletics batters while allowing seven hits.
Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Athletics betting info
- This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 85 times and won 34, or 40%, of those games.
- The Athletics have a record of 21-40, a 34.4% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +114 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The implied probability of a win by the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.
- Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 55 of 107 chances this season.
- The Athletics are 54-53-0 ATS in their 107 games with a spread this season.
Athletics hitting info
- Brent Rooker is batting .272 with 21 home runs and 57 RBI for Sacramento this season.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Rooker is 18th in home runs and 45th in RBI.
- Jacob Wilson’s batting average of .312 leads all Sacramento hitters this season.
- Wilson is 133rd in home runs and 83rd in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
- Tyler Soderstrom is among the top hitters for Sacramento with a .256 average, 19 homers and 60 RBI.
- Nick Kurtz leads Sacramento in home runs with 23 while driving in 59 runs and slugging .683.
- Kurtz brings a 13-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .585 with 10 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, four walks and 17 RBIs.
Athletics pitching rankings
- The Athletics have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
- The Athletics have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.17) in the majors this season.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.421 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- With 157 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, they defeated the Astros, 5-1, with 10 strikeouts and four hits allowed.
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