The Oakland Athletics (27-73) meet the Houston Astros (55-43), who will be trying to build on a three-game winning run, Saturday at 9:07 PM ET, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Athletics are an underdog at home (+166) versus the Astros (-198). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Cristian Javier (7-1), and Paul Blackburn (1-2) getting the nod for the Oakland Athletics.
The Astros beat the Athletics 6-4 yesterday, with Framber Valdez getting the win (5.0 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 4 K) and Kyle Tucker leading the way offensively (going 3-for-4 with three home runs and four RBI). JP Sears (5.2 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Athletics.