{"id":76973,"date":"2023-05-20T09:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/20\/houston-astros-vs-oakland-athletics-mlb-betting-preview-may-20\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:42:56","slug":"houston-astros-vs-oakland-athletics-mlb-betting-preview-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/20\/houston-astros-vs-oakland-athletics-mlb-betting-preview-may-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807763\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Astros (25-19) will aim to keep a five-game winning streak going when they host the Oakland Athletics (10-36) on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored (-300) over the Athletics (+243). Houston&#8217;s Hunter Brown and Oakland&#8217;s JP Sears will take the mound first.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Athletics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Saturday, May 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 4:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Minute Maid Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Astros vs Athletics Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Astros<\/td>\n<td>-300<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Astros vs. the Athletics?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> SportsNet SW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Astros Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Astros Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Astros are 25th in MLB play with 39 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Houston has the 16th-ranked batting average in MLB (.246).<\/li>\n<li>The Astros are 18th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.<\/li>\n<li>Houston strikes out 8.1 times per game, the sixth-fewest mark in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Astros have hit 20 home runs at home this season (0.9 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Houston has a .373 slugging percentage and is averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game at home.<\/li>\n<li>The club averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .243 at home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Astros Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyle Tucker has nine doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks while batting .282. He has an on-base percentage of .363 and a slugging percentage of .474.<\/li>\n<li>Among the qualified hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 40th, his on-base percentage ranks 43rd, and he is 53rd in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Tucker has recorded a base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros in OBP (.388) and total hits (41) this season. He&#8217;s batting .291 while slugging .553.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying batters, he ranks 31st in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage and 11th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Alex Bregman has collected 37 base hits, an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .373 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Bregman takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .389 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Pena has six home runs, 22 RBI and a batting average of .253 this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Athletics Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Athletics Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Athletics have hit 53 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Oakland ranks 25th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).<\/li>\n<li>Oakland ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.4 whiffs per contest.<\/li>\n<li>They&#8217;ve hit 29 homers, an average of 1.4 per game, in 21 road contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Oakland is slugging .422 in 21 road games this season.<\/li>\n<li>In 21 road games this season, they have a batting average of .248 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Athletics Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Brent Rooker is leading the Athletics with 38 hits. He&#8217;s batting .286 and slugging .586 with an on-base percentage of .398.<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified players in the majors, his batting average puts him 36th, his on-base percentage is 13th, and he is fifth in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Esteury Ruiz is slugging .376 to pace his team. He has a batting average of .282 with an on-base percentage of .347.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average ranks 40th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 61st, and he is 124th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Noda has an on-base percentage of .403, a team-high for the Athletics.<\/li>\n<li>Shea Langeliers is batting .228 with four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 13 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Astros vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Hunter Brown (HOU)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">JP Sears (OAK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">44.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">42.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.43<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.321<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.5<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.4<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Astros vs. Athletics Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Astros: Michael Brantley: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Mushinski: 15 Day IL (Spine)<\/li>\n<li>Athletics: Seth Brown: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Trevor May: 15 Day IL (Personal), Zach Jackson: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Mason Miller: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Finger), Dany Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Kirby Snead: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manny Pi\u00f1a: 60 Day IL (Wrist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Astros and Athletics (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Astros (25-19) will aim to keep a five-game winning streak going when they host the Oakland Athletics (10-36) on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET. 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