{"id":323803,"date":"2026-06-05T08:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/323803\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:19:09","slug":"astros-start-3-game-series-with-the-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/323803\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros start 3-game series with the Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics (30-32, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (28-36, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jack Perkins<\/a> (2-2, 5.46 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (4-4, 3.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Athletics to begin a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 28-36 record overall and a 14-18 record in home games. The Astros are 17-9 in games when they scored five or more runs.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 30-32 record overall and a 19-15 record on the road. The Athletics have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .396.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 21 home runs while slugging .649. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 15 for 37 with a double, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Tyler Soderstrom<\/a> has 17 doubles, two triples and eight home runs for the Athletics. Shea Langeliers<\/a> is 7 for 40 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .241 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n

Athletics: 4-6, .236 batting average, 5.29 ERA, outscored by 23 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), Jose Altuve<\/a>: 10-Day IL (side), 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: Brent Rooker<\/a>: day-to-day (knee), 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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