Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics 9/25/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Houston Astros (91-63) will be hitting long balls against the Oakland Athletics (83-71) in the AL West three-game weekend tournament at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 4:07 PM ET. Houston led the AL West Division after winning 91 games this season and the Astros just won a series against the Los Angeles Angels. The Houston Astros won four contests in a row including three matches over the Angels in a four-game set. Houston scored a total of 29 runs in winning the first three installments at 10-0, 10-5, and 9-5 but lost the final round by just a one-run deficit at 2-3. Houston earned their second straight loss after scoring just two runs in the series opener versus the Oakland Athletics at 2-14 on Friday. Pitcher Brandon Bielak went 3.0 innings of play while giving away three earned runs on four hits with two free bases awarded and struck out three hitters of the Astros. Second Baseman José Altuve made two runs on one hit with one RBI in defeat.

Houston will be sending left-hander Framber Valdez to the pitcher’s mound to start the three-game weekend battle versus the Athletics on Saturday. In his appearances on the mound, the twenty-seven-year-old southpaw thrower is 11-5 with a 3.07 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, and a total of 115 strikeouts in pitching for 123.0 innings in the majors this season.

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Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 9/25/2021

On the Oakland side, the Athletics just gave up a four-game set by a sweep to the Seattle Mariners after scoring just 10 runs but allowing 19 in the loss. Oakland kneeled to Seattle at 2-4 in the opener, 2-5 in Game 2, 1-4 in Game 3, and 5-6 in the finale on Thursday. The Athletics opened a three-game weekend series with a 14-2 triumph over the Houston Astros on Friday. Starting Pitcher Frankie Montas finished 7.0 innings of play while giving away one earned run on two hits with three walks granted and struck out eight Houston batters resulting in their victory. Center Fielder Starling Marte drove four RBIs in hitting four shots and made three runs in leading Oakland. PH/Right Fielder Chad Pinder added one run on one hit while driving four RBIs in the winning effort.

Oakland will counter with southpaw Sean Manaea to take the starting role against the Astros in the second installment of a weekend series on Saturday. The twenty-nine-year-old left-hander is 10-10 with a 4.05 ERA and 1.25 WHIP while striking out a total of 180 batters in 166.2 innings pitched in his pro baseball stint this year.

Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics. The MLB Pick for this match is Houston -110. The Astros won seven games in their last 10 while the Athletics just snapped a four-game losing streak after winning the opener of the series versus Houston. The Astros ranked 1st on the offense and 4th on defense while Oakland ranked 13th on the offense and 11th on defense in MLB this season. Houston is the better team here and the team will bounce back to snatch a road victory on Saturday. The prediction, Houston Astros will win at 7-2.

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