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On Wednesday, the Houston Astros (52-49) are visiting the Oakland Athletics (41-62), at 3:37 PM ET. The Astros have lost three straight.
The Astros are a favorite (-137) against the Athletics (+116). The Astros will start Hunter Brown (8-6) against the Athletics and JP Sears (7-7).
The Athletics beat the Astros 8-2 yesterday, with Osvaldo Bido getting the win (5.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 6 K) and Lawrence Butler leading the way offensively (going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and two RBI). Jake Bloss (4.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Astros.