Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 17

Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros (95-50) into a matchup against the Oakland Athletics (52-93) following his three-home run performance in a 5-0 win over the Athletics. The Astros are moneyline favorites (-285) for this tilt against the underdog Athletics (+230), which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday. Houston has Jose Urquidy set to start, while Oakland will counter with Cole Irvin.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Astros Stats & Trends

Astros Batting

• The Astros average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 192 total home runs.
• The Astros’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Astros’ .320 on-base percentage ranks sixth-best in the league.
• The Astros strike out 7.4 times per game, the third-best mark in baseball.
• The Astros have hit 99 home runs at home this season (1.4 per game).
• The Astros have a .438 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .251 at home this season.

Astros Key Batters

• Alvarez leads Houston in OBP (.408) and total hits (127) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Alvarez is ninth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Alvarez hopes to build on a seven-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .405 with five doubles, five home runs, seven walks and six RBI.
• Alex Bregman is batting .265 with 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 82 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Bregman’s batting average ranks him 54th, his on-base percentage 11th, and his slugging percentage 34th.
• Kyle Tucker is batting .262 with a .485 slugging percentage and 97 RBI this year.
• Jose Altuve leads Houston in slugging percentage (.506) thanks to 57 extra-base hits.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics have hit just 123 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Athletics rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .216.
• The Athletics have an OBP of just .280 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
• The Athletics rank 20th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
• In 73 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 77 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .371 in away games this season with 195 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .227 with 7.7 base hits per contest.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has put up a team-best OBP (.334) and slugging percentage (.443), while leading the Athletics in hits (123).
• Murphy ranks 73rd in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage and 56th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in the majors.
• Murphy brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and an RBI.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .231 with 22 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 42 walks.
• Including all qualifying players, Kemp is 119th in batting average, 104th in on-base percentage and 132nd in slugging percentage.
• Seth Brown has collected 102 hits, a team-high for the Athletics.
• Ramon Laureano is hitting .211 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks.

Astros vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers