At 9:40 PM EDT, the Astros will roll into Sutter Health Park for a late‑night showdown, streamed live on MLB.TV. Right‑handers Hayden Wesneski (RHP, #39) will take the mound for Houston, while Jack Perkins (RHP, #50) will try to keep the A’s from turning the game into a charity case. The Astros’ 4.51 ERA is the best thing in that room, but the A’s aren’t exactly pitching a miracle—5.44 is a decent excuse for a league‑average start. And when you compare batting, Houston's .240 is a smidge under the A’s .246, so the A’s are winning by less than a whisker of a stat point.
Burrows is on a 60‑day IL and Okert’s gone 15 days, so the Astros are a little thinner on the arm. Still, the odds have Houston as the clear favorite at -168, with the 10‑run total making this a money‑maker for the home side. If you think the A’s can pull this off, you’ll need more than a few more bad hits; make your pick and join the conversation on StreakChat.