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Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros – 8/7/20 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction


2020-08-07 21:10:00 EDT

The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics meet Friday in MLB action at the Oakland Coliseum. 

The Houston Astros need a win after splitting their last six games. The Astros have scored 19 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six straight games. The Astros have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Carlos Correa leads the Astros with 17 hits and six RBI while Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman have combined for 26 hits and 15 RBI. Zack Greinke gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 5.00 ERA and six strikeouts this season. Greinke is 8-2 with a 2.78 ERA and 80 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics look to stay hot while building on their six-game winning streak. The Athletics have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four straight games. The Athletics are 9-2 this season when scoring at least three runs. Ramon Laureano leads the Athletics with 13 hits and 10 RBI while Matt Chapman and Marcus Semien have combined for 20 hits and six RBI. Chris Bassitt gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. Bassitt is 2-1 with a 3.97 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Astros are 49-13 in their last 62 during game 1 of a series, 54-21 in their last 75 Friday games and 101-46 in their last 147 games as a favorite. The Athletics are 7-1 in their last 8 games as a home underdog, 39-16 in their last 55 home games and 38-18 in their last 56 overall. The over is 4-1 in Astros last 5 overall. The under is 14-6 in Athletics last 20 overall. The Astros are 22-10 in the last 32 meetings in Oakland and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.

Greinke is off to a shaky start this season, allowing seven hits and five runs through nine innings. Bassitt has allowed eight hits and one run through 9.2 innings, and he’s walked just one batter with 12 strikeouts. The Houston Astros played late last night and now have to travel, while the A’s are on fire and don’t have to leave their home stadium. I also mentioned in previous write-ups that it’s only a matter of time before the Athletics offense picks up and we’re seeing that starting to happen.

I’ll lay the cheap price with the A’s.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Oakland Athletics -115

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