At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Houston Astros (three straight losses) play the Oakland Athletics at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The Athletics are an away underdog (+193) at the Astros (-236). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Framber Valdez (14-6), and Mitch Spence (7-9) answering the bell for the Oakland Athletics.
The Athletics defeated the Astros 5-4 yesterday, with Joey Estes getting the win (6.2 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 2 K) and Max Schuemann leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with a double). Hunter Brown (5.0 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Astros.