Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Minute Maid Park in Houston

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Graveman, K (0-1) vs. (R) Wojciechowski, A (0-1)

The Oakland Athletics take on the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

The Athletics are 22-8 in their last 30 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and are 7-17 in their last 24 road games. Oakland is 1-5 in their last 6 during game 2 of a series and are 0-4 in their last 4 Tuesday games. The over is 5-0 in the Athletics last 5 overall and is 5-0 in their last 5 on grass.

The Astros are 74-159 in their last 233 during game 2 of a series and are 3-8 in their last 11 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. Houston is 2-7 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter and are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record. The under is 9-1 in the Astros last 10 vs. a team with a losing record and is 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing record.

In head to head matchups, the over is 17-5 in the last 22 meetings in Houston. The Athletics are 15-6 in the last 21 meetings in Houston and are 31-13 in the last 44 meetings.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 6-1-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Oakland Athletics is 2.4

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 1-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

04/05/15 CF Coco Crisp Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 1B Nate Freiman Back 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Houston Astros

04/09/15 P Brett Oberholtzer Finger 15-day DL (3/31)
04/04/15 P Brad Peacock Hip 15-day DL (3/30)
04/04/15 P Josh Fields Groin 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Oakland

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