The Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics are set to have a three-game series at H-town, starting this Monday. Check out our preview below of this Astros vs. Athletics 2022 MLB regular season game.
The Astros are coming off an 8-5 win against the Seattle Mariners on the road Sunday to bring their record to 64-32, good for first in the American League West division. Taking the mound for the Astros in this upcoming contest will be Jake Odorizzi, who enters the game with a 4-2 record and a 3.56 ERA along with a 1.19 WHIP. In his last start, Odorizzi saw action for 5.0 innings and allowed 3 earned runs on 5 hots in a 4-3 home loss to the Athletics on July 17. Prior to that, he also started on July 10 against the A’s and shut them down for 7.0 scoreless innings. Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker headline the run support system of the Astros as they are hitting .278 and .249, respectively, while combining for 37 home runs and 99 RBIs. They will have to step up with Yordan Alvarez currently on day-to-day status.
The Athletics are coming off an 11-8 win loss to the Texas Rangers at home Sunday. Still, the Athletics are off to a good start in the second half, having won three of five games since the midsummer classic. Taking the mound for the A’s in this upcoming contest will be Adam Oller, who enters the game with a 0-3 record and an 8.56 ERA along with a 1.98 WHIP. In his last start, though, Oller survived the Astros, as he surrendered 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 4.1 innings of a 4-3 victory over Houston on July 17. Sean Murphy and Seth Brown headline the run support system of the Athletics as they are hitting .245 and .227, respectively while combining for 23 home runs and 81 RBIs.
The Athletics are 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a right-handed starter.
