Houston enters this game having lost 3 games in a row including the first two games of this series 4-0 and 8-2. Houston is 24-28 on the road this season. Houston is starting Hunter Brown in this game who is 8-6 with a 4.14 ERA on the season but 6-1 with a 2.09 ERA in his last 7 starts.

Oakland enters this game 4-1 over their last 5 games since the break Oakland has outscored opponents 38-15 over those 5 games and Oakland is averaging 7.6 runs per game. Oakland is starting JP Sears who is 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA in 3 starts in July.

Both pitchers are playing well right now but Oakland has the hitting advantage as they have been smashing the ball in recent games. 5 different Oakland batters hit a home run yesterday.

Pick: Oakland Athletics ML