A pair of teams in the AL West — the Oakland Athletics (21-31) and the Houston Astros (22-28) — meet on Saturday at 4:07 PM ET, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Astros are a favorite (-167) at the Athletics (+141). The scheduled starters are Framber Valdez (3-2) for the Houston Astros, and JP Sears (3-3) for the Oakland Athletics.
The Astros lost 2-1 to the Angels Saturday, with Hunter Brown (six innings, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out three) on the hook for the loss. Mauricio Dubon went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Astros offensively in the defeat.