Oakland at Houston

Oakland has outscored opponents by 42 runs, tops in baseball. The A's are fifth in runs scored, second in on base percentage, and fifth in slugging. They stumbled yesterday in a one-run loss, but this team is still 9-3 on the road. The Athletics are 38-17 following a loss and 21-6 on the road against a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400. Last place Houston doesn't win very often and is on a 15-42 run, plus 12-40 in their last 52 home games. Houston's offense is Triple-A, ranked 29th in runs scored and on base percentage, plus 23rd in slugging. Astros starter Collin McHugh has some sizzling early season numbers (in only six innings), but remember he is 26 years old and last season allowed 50 base runners in 26 innings for a 10.04 ERA with Houston. Opponents hit .388 off him! The Astros are 14-40 in their last 54 games as an underdog. In addition, the Oakland A's are 22-5 in the last 27 meetings, plus 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Houston. Play the Oakland Athletics.