Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | August 12

Alex Bregman is only two hits away from his 100th of the season as his Houston Astros (72-41) ready for a matchup against the Oakland Athletics (41-71) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored (-346) over the Athletics (+271). Houston’s Luis Garcia and Oakland’s Adam Oller will take the mound first.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Friday, August 12, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros are third in MLB action with 156 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
• The Astros have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).
• The Astros rank 12th in the league with a .316 on-base percentage.
• The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game to rank third in the league.
• The Astros have hit 77 home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).
• The Astros are slugging .436 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the team averages eight hits per game and is batting .248.

Astros Key Batters

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in OBP (.401) and total hits (98) this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Alvarez is 24th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is second in slugging.
• Bregman has 26 doubles, 14 home runs and 62 walks while batting .255.
• Among qualifiers, Bregman ranks 77th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 68th in slugging percentage.
• Bregman has picked up a hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .375 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Kyle Tucker has collected 90 base hits, an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
• Tucker takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
• Jose Altuve leads Houston with a slugging percentage of .503, fueled by 43 extra-base hits.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics have hit just 96 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .214 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .276 this season, which ranks last in the league.
• The Athletics rank 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
• In 56 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .369 in away games this season with 150 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 7.7 base hits per game and batting .226 on the road this season.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has accumulated a team-best OBP (.316) and slugging percentage (.424).
• Including all qualified hitters, Murphy is 103rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 99th and he is 74th in slugging.
• Seth Brown has racked up 79 hits to pace his team.
• Brown’s batting average is 114th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 129th, and he is 37th in slugging.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .237 with 23 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks.
• Tony Kemp has 19 doubles, four home runs and 30 walks while batting .216.

Astros vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers