Houston at Oakland

Oakland does not lose very often to losing teams, and Houston does not win that often vs. winning teams. That formula had a bad ending last night as Houston came to Oakland and stole the opener 3-2. Don't look for a repeat as the Astros own a disheartening 43-133 record in their last 176 games vs. a winning team, and are just 116-242 in their last 358 as a dog. Oakland rarely falls when they are at -200 or more, going 107-38 in their last 145, and own losing teams where they are 96-46 in their last 142 vs. a losing squad. Chavez has led them to a 7-0 mark in his last seven starts vs. a losing team, and Houston is just 7-22 in their last 29 vs. Oakland, including 1-6 here in their last seven. Play on Oakland.