Oakland at Houston

Last place Houston continues to be dreadful, with bad fielding, no pitching, and a futile offense ranked 24th in on-base percentage and 19th in runs.  They've lost three of the last four games by scores of 7-3, 6-5, and 11-5. The pitching staff has allowed 31 runs the last six games (four losses). That staff will struggle again with Dallas Keuchel (4.93 ERA) on the mound, allowing 59 base runners in 34+ innings.  The Astros are 19-45 in their last 64 home games and 11-41 as an underdog of +151 to +200.  They are also 5-12 in Keuchel's last 17 starts. Oakland continues to impress, on a 7-1 run with a winning record both home and away. The offense is seventh in baseball in runs scored, sixth in on-base percentage. Veteran Bartolo Colon (4-2) has walked only sour batters in 54 innings and the Athletics are 10-1 in their last 11 road games against a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400. The value is with the better team in a one-sided game: Play the Oakland A's on the Run-Line.