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The current worst team in the MLB, the Oakland Athletics host their fellow American League West rivals the Houston Astros on Friday, May 27th at the RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland for the first game of a three-game series between them. The Athletics, with a record of 10-42, are currently in last place in the AL West and in the American League, while the Astros stand in 2nd in the AL West and in 5th place in the American League, with a record of 28-21. This is the fourth time these teams meet in the season, with Houston winning all of the previous encounters.
The hosts are coming to this game with a 8 game losing streak that they will be hoping can end in this series against the defending World Series champions. Baseball’s poorest team, the Athletics, entered play on Thursday afternoon with just 10 victories. They are on track to have the poorest record in modern MLB history up to this point. The Philadelphia A’s with 36 victories, in 1916 and 1919, set the record for the fewest victories by a club in modern times. The Oakland offensive is batting for .225 with a .302 on-base percentage and producing 2.81 runs per game. Starting on the mound for them will be James Kaprielian with a record of 0-4, an ERA of 8.68, a WHIP of 1.86 and 30 strikeouts.
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On the other hand, the Houston Astros have won 8 of their last 10 games. They were on a solid 8-game winning streak that got torn apart at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers, who beat them in their last two games. So the current MLB champions will be looking to return to winning ways against the team with the worst record in the league. They have the 3rd best WHIP and the lowest team ERA in MLB. Just .235 is the opponents’ batting average against their opening pitchers. Hunter Brown will make a start in this game, with a record of 4-1, an ERA of 3.37, a WHIP of 1.26 and 56 strikeouts.
Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Game Information
- Date: 05/28/2023
- Time: 08:40 PM ET
- Location: O.co Coliseum.
- How to Watch Astros vs Athletics:MLB.TV
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Astros vs Athletics Betting Lines
Athletics are +210 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $210. On the other side, Astros are –260 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $38.46.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Athletics at a 32.26% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Astros have 72.22% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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