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Yordan Alvarez will try to collect his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Houston Astros (73-41) take on the Oakland Athletics (41-72) on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored (-294) over the Athletics (+237). Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. and Oakland’s Zach Logue will take the mound first.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Astros | -294 | 8.5 |
Astros Stats & Trends
Astros Batting
- The Astros are third-best in baseball with 157 total home runs.
- The Astros are 17th in the majors with a .242 batting average.
- The Astros are 12th in the league with a .317 on-base percentage.
- The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game, the third-fewest average in the league.
- The Astros average 1.4 homers per home game this season (78 total at home).
- The Astros are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .437 in home contests.
- The club averages 8.1 hits per game and is batting .250 at home this season.
Astros Key Batters
- Alvarez leads Houston in OBP (.401) and total hits (99) this season.
- Among all qualified hitters, Alvarez is 19th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is second in slugging.
- Alvarez hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .111 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
- Alex Bregman is hitting .255 with 26 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 walks.
- Bregman is 74th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage and 69th in slugging in MLB.
- Bregman brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a home run, five walks and three RBI.
- Kyle Tucker has 92 hits this season and has a slash line of .249/.336/.466.
- Tucker takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .438 with a double, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
- Jose Altuve leads Houston with a slugging percentage of .503, fueled by 44 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 .215 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
- The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .277 this season, which ranks last in the league.
- The Athletics rank 15th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 1 per game, in 57 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .370 in away games this season with 153 extra-base hits.
- They are averaging 7.7 base hits per game and batting .228 on the road this season.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has put up a .321 on-base percentage and a .424 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Athletics.
- Including all the qualified players in the majors, Murphy ranks 101st in batting average, 91st in on-base percentage and 74th in slugging percentage.
- Seth Brown’s 79 hits pace his team.
- Brown is 118th in batting average, 133rd in on-base percentage and 45th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Elvis Andrus is batting .237 with 23 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks.
- Tony Kemp has 19 doubles, four home runs and 30 walks while batting .220.
Astros vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| McCullers Jr. | Logue | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GS | 7 |
| 0-0 | W-L | 3-5 |
| – | ERA | 4.79 |
| 0 | IP | 35.2 |
| 0 | BB | 12 |
| 0 | SO | 27 |
