Oakland at Houston

Oakland has lost seven in a row while scoring only 17 runs in that span, and the Athletics now have the worst record in the American League. Houston has won three straight following Saturday's 8-0 victory, including a two-run homer by Alex Bregman to start things off for the Astros in the first inning. Cristian Javier gets the start today, and he is coming off of four good performances in a row, although he hasn't had much to show for it with little run support. Javier has a .157 opponent batting average at home and a 1.55 ERA in day games. Cole Irvin is 6-9 overall, and he has a 4.58 ERA on the road compared to 1.66 at home. The Astros are 37-14 after allowing two or fewer runs in their previous game and are 65-27 their past 92 home games against left-handed starters. Oakland is 17-35 in its past 52 games versus teams with winning records. Take the Astros for a Max Play.