Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Minute Maid Park in Houston

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Pomeranz, D (1-0) vs. (R) McHugh, C (1-0)

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

The Athletics are 23-8 in their last 31 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and are 8-17 in their last 25 road games. Oakland is 5-14 in their last 19 during game 3 of a series and are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record. The over is 6-0 in the Athletics last 6 overall and is 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.

The Astros are 4-9 in their last 13 overall and are 4-9 in their last 13 games on grass. Houston is 6-14 in their last 20 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and are 3-7 in their last 10 home games. The under is 4-1 in the Astros last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and is 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.

In head to head matchups, the over is 18-5 in the last 23 meetings in Houston. The Athletics are 16-6 in the last 22 meetings in Houston and are 32-13 in the last 45 meetings.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 7-1-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Oakland Athletics is 3

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 2-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is -1.3

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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