The Houston Astros battle the Oakland Athletics in the first of a four-game AL West series. The Astros will send J.P. France to the mound while the Athletics counter with Hogan Harris. The Astros have taken the first three games between the two this season. J.P. France is 4-3 this season with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Astros are 5-5 in their last ten games. The Astros are putting up 4.73 runs a game and have a team ERA of 3.79. The A's have lost eight of their last ten games. Hogan Harris is 2-3 this season with a 6.51 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. Oakland is putting up 3.58 runs a game and has a team ERA of 6.02. Hogan Harris has given up at least four runs in four consecutive starts. Oakland has lost eight of their last nine games against the spread. Houston has won four of their last six games against the spread on the road. Oakland is 13-23 at home this season. Houston has a huge advantage at the plate and an advantage on the mound. The Astros put up 21 runs in three games against Oakland earlier this season and I expect them to score a lot here.

Play on Houston -1.5 runs.