Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 59-79 Oakland Athletics play host to the 75-63 Houston Astros tonight in MLB action on the grass of O.co Coliseum, Sept 8, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:05Pm ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Astros -106/Athletics -104
Total Line: 7
Pitching Matchup
Scott Kazmir (L) W/L 7-9 WHIP 1.12 ERA 2.50
Sonny Gray (R) W/L 12-7 WHIP 1.00 ERA 2.76
Oakland defeated Houston 10-9 on Monday. The A’s ended a 5-game losing streak with the win and are 2-5 on their homestand and 4-5 in their last 9 games. The Astros are 0-1 on their road trip and 4-6 in their past 10 games. Houston is 27-39 away from home in 2015.
Oakland has a 5-3 lead in the last 8 contests in 2015 between these two AL West foes.
Kazmir received a no decision in his last start, an 8-3 loss to Seattle. He went 4.1 innings and allowed 2 ERs. He has 15 Q starts on the year but only 1 win in his last 7 starts.
Gray was a 9-4 loser to the Angles in his last outing. He surrendered 6 runs in 5 innings, his worst start of the year. He has 20 Q starts on the season.
Astros’ 3B Luis Valbuena is 3-5 (.600) against Gray with a solo HR while 2B Jose Altuve is 6-18 (.333) with an RBI. SS Jonathan Villar is 3-12 (.250) against the right-hander while SS Carlos Correa is 1-4 (.250). OF George Springer is also 1-4 with an RBI and SB. Houston is hitting .220 as a team against Gray.
A’s’ OF Coco Crisp is 11-36 (.306) against Kazmir with a HR, 4 RBIs and 2 steals while DH Billy Butler is 11-32 (.344) with 2 RBIs. SS Marcus Semien is 1-3 (.333) vs. the left-hander with a solo HR while 3B Brett Lawrie and OF Josh Reddick are also 1-3.
Houston at Oakland Betting Trends
Houston is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
The Astros are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games against Oakland.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Houston’s last 6 road games.
Oakland is 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games.
The A’s are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 homes games.
Injury Report
HOUSTON ASTROS
Jason Castro C 15-Day Disabled List
Samuel Deduno P 60-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 60-Day Disabled List
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Ike Davis 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Kendall Graveman 15-Day Disabled List
A.J. Griffin P 15-Day Disabled List
Jesse Hahn P 60-Day Disabled List
Jarrod Parker P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick Moneyline
Houston: 65%
Oakland: 35%
Free MLB Pick
Kazmir hasn’t faced the A’s since 2013 when he was lit up for five runs in five innings. He has pitched quite well on the road though in 2015 with a 3.26 ERA in 12 starts although his team is only 4-8 in those starts. Oakland’s active roster has a lifetime batting average of .301 against him. Sonny gray got roughed up in his latest but was very good before that holding the opposition to three or fewer runs in seven straight starts. At home his Q start percentage is a very good 76.9 in his 13 starts.
Take the Oakland Athletics -106 @ BETONLINE.AG
