In the series opener on Monday, July 22, Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (52-47) match up with Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (39-62). The first pitch will be thrown at 9:40 PM ET at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

At -150, the Astros are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Athletics (+125). Oddsmakers have listed the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Astros vs. Athletics Game Info

• Date: Monday, July 22, 2024
• Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
• TV Channel: SCHN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Astros -150
• Moneyline Underdog: Athletics +125
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Spencer Arrighetti (4-7) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.63 ERA in 80 2/3 innings pitched, with 93 strikeouts.
• In his last time out on Saturday, July 13 against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• Arrighetti has three quality starts this year.
• Arrighetti will try to extend a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.7 frames per appearance).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 17 appearances this season.

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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB play with 114 total home runs.
• Houston’s .417 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.
• The Astros lead the majors with a .261 batting average.
• Houston scores the ninth-most runs in baseball (468 total, 4.7 per game).
• The Astros’ .321 on-base percentage ranks ninth-best in MLB.
• Astros batters strike out 7.1 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
• Houston’s 4.00 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Houston’s pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.294).

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