{"id":718785,"date":"2026-06-06T10:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718785\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:19:08","slug":"astros-face-the-athletics-with-1-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718785\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros face the Athletics with 1-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics (30-33, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (29-36, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Kade Morris<\/a> (0-0); Astros: Tatsuya Imai<\/a> (2-3, 5.52 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -110, Athletics -109; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 29-36 record overall and a 15-18 record in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .410 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the majors.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 30-33 record overall and a 19-16 record on the road. The Athletics have gone 17-26 in games when they have given up at least one home run.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes<\/a> has 10 doubles and nine home runs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez<\/a> is 15 for 38 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers<\/a> leads the Athletics with a .284 batting average, and has 13 doubles, 16 home runs, 21 walks and 33 RBI. Zack Gelof<\/a> is 14 for 38 with three RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .236 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs<\/p>\n

Athletics: 3-7, .225 batting average, 5.65 ERA, outscored by 30 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Braden Shewmake<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yainer Diaz<\/a>: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Hunter Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Athletics: Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Severino: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Max Muncy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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