The Oakland Athletics (39-62) will host the Houston Astros (52-47), Monday at 9:40 PM ET, in a battle of AL West rivals.
The Athletics are an underdog (+125 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Astros (-148). The starting pitchers are Spencer Arrighetti (4-7) for the Houston Astros, and Hogan Harris (1-3) for the Oakland Athletics.
The Astros lost their last game against the Mariners by a 6-4 score yesterday. Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Ronel Blanco picked up the loss after throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out five.
The Athletics were handed an 8-5 loss to the Angels yesterday. Miguel Andujar (3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Lucas Erceg got the loss on the mound after going zero innings, giving up four earned runs on two hits.
Before watching this Astros vs. Athletics matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:19 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Astros (-148, bet $148 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, July 22, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Astros stats and trends
Astros betting records
- This season, the Astros have won 38 out of the 70 games, or 54.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season Houston has won 24 of its 37 games, or 64.9%, when favored by at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.7% chance of a victory for the Astros.
- So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of 99 games with a total.
- The Astros are 50-48-0 against the spread this season.
Spencer Arrighetti (Astros probable starter)
- Arrighetti makes the start for the Astros, his 18th of the season. He is 4-7 with a 5.63 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 80 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Saturday, July 13, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.
- The 24-year-old has a 5.63 ERA and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .268 to his opponents.
- Arrighetti has recorded three quality starts this season.
- Arrighetti will look to prolong a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.7 frames per outing).
- He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face off against an Athletics offense that is batting .230 as a unit (27th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .394 (16th in MLB) with 127 total home runs (fourth in MLB).
- Arrighetti has a 4.5 ERA and a 1.5 WHIP against the Athletics this season in 10 innings pitched, allowing a .256 batting average over two appearances.
Astros batting stats
- The Astros’ 114 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Houston rank seventh in the majors with a combined .417 team slugging percentage.
- No team has a better batting average than the .261 AVG the Astros have posted this season.
- Houston has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 468.
- The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .321.
- Houston has shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have won in 29, or 33%, of the 88 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This year, Oakland has won 21 of 67 games when listed as at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 46 of its 101 opportunities.
- The Athletics have an against the spread mark of 52-49-0 in 101 games with a line this season.
Hogan Harris (Athletics probable starter)
- Harris (1-3 with a 3.40 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his ninth of the season.
- The lefty’s most recent time out came on Friday, July 12 against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he threw three innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up a 3.40 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings over 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .256 to opposing hitters.
- Harris is looking to collect his third quality start of the year.
- Harris will try to secure his eighth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.7 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 10 outings this season.
- The opposing Astros offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (114) in all of MLB. They have a collective .261 batting average, and are second in the league with 888 total hits and ninth in MLB action scoring 468 runs.
- In 3 1/3 innings over one appearance against the Astros this season, Harris has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.6 WHIP while his opponents are batting .000.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 127 total home runs.
- So far this season, Oakland’s .394 slugging percentage ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Athletics have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.230).
- Oakland scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (416 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Athletics rank 25th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .302.
