At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday, the Houston Astros (22-28) play the Oakland Athletics (21-31), fellow members of the AL West, at 9:40 PM ET.
The Astros are the road favorite (-167) versus the Athletics (+141). The Astros will start Justin Verlander (2-2) versus the Athletics and Ross Stripling (1-8).
The Astros’ matchup Friday versus the Angels finished in a 2-1 loss. Mauricio Dubon went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the defeat, while Hunter Brown threw six innings, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out three en route to taking the loss.