Athletics play the Astros with 1-0 series lead

Houston Astros (5-3) vs. Athletics (2-5)

West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Tatsuya Imai (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 2.62 WHIP, four strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Morales (0-1, 10.38 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -110, Athletics -109; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.

The Athletics went 76-86 overall and 36-45 at home last season. The Athletics averaged 8.7 hits per game last season and totaled 219 home runs.

Houston went 87-75 overall and 41-40 on the road a season ago. The Astros slugged .399 with a .714 OPS as a team in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Athletics: Gunnar Hoglund: 15-Day IL (knee)

Astros: Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.