Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics 7/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Houston Astros play the final game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Houston is 64-33 following its 7-5 loss to the Athletics on Monday in the opening game of the series. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Houston. The Astros are first in the American League West, 12 games ahead of the second place Seattle Mariners.

Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is batting .304 to lead Houston and has team highs in home runs with 28, RBIs with 65 and on-base percentage at .405. Second baseman Jose Altuve is the leader in hits with 85. On Wednesday, the Houston Astros will send Cristian Javier to the mound. The right-hander is 6-5 with a 3.13 ERA, 115 Ks and 34 BBs.

With its two-run victory over Houston on Monday, Oakland improved to 36-63. Tony Kemp hit a home run and a two-run double for Oakland in the win. Oakland is last in the team batting average at .214. The Athletics have won four of the last five but Oakland is last in the American League West, 29 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Catcher Sean Murphy is batting .245 to lead Oakland and has team highs in hits with 79 and on-base percentage at .320. First baseman Seth Brown is the leader in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 41. On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics will send Cole Irvin to the mound. The left-hander is 5-7 with a 3.08 ERA, 70 Ks and 20 BBs.