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This article was published 04/04/2021 (1953 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Houston Astros (3-0) vs. Oakland Athletics (0-3)
Oakland, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: TBD Athletics: Sean Manaea (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts)
LINE: Astros favoured by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics enter the matchup as losers of their last three games.
The Athletics went 26-14 in division play in 2020. Oakland hit 71 total home runs with 2.9 extra base hits per game last season.
The Astros went 19-21 in division play in 2020. Houston pitchers struck out 8.8 hitters per game last season with a staff ERA of 4.31.
INJURIES: Athletics: Trevor Rosenthal: (right shoulder), Mike Fiers: (right hip), Ramon Laureano: (hand).
Astros: Justin Verlander: (elbow), Framber Valdez: (finger), Andre Scrubb: (shoulder), Austin Pruitt: (elbow), Josh James: (hip), Pedro Baez: (illness), Michael Brantley: (hand/wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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