Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/30/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Monday, May 30, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -170, Athletics +150; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -170, Athletics +150; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -190, Athletics +155; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Houston Astros:  29-18 (1st place, AL West)

Oakland Athletics:  19-30 (5th place, AL west)

 

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Houston Astros:  5-5 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 29-18 record overall and they are 15-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Seattle Mariners still to be played on Sunday. Luis Garcia is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Framber Valdez will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 4 Ks on 7 hits in 7 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. They scored 1 run in their last series averaging 0.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 6 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 19-30 record overall and they are 6-17 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game losing streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Texas Rangers still to be played on Sunday. James Kaprielian is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 5-0 with a 1.70 ERA this season. His team won 8 of their last 9 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 5 BB with 2 strikeouts on 1 hit in 5.1 innings played against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 23 runs against them averaging just under 8 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The A's are coming into this game off of a very bad series against the Rangers and they have not been playing well as they have been struggling to score runs in their games. They are going up against an Astros team here that has not been playing that well recently either, losing their last series with the Mariners and their bats really went cold in that series as they barely scored any runs. Valdez is starting for the Astros here and he has been great all season and will likely keep this game low scoring. Blackburn is the best pitcher for the A's this season and he has been pitching very well in his starts this season, his team rarely losing in those games as well. With the way the Astros played on offense in their last series, they are going to struggle on the road here against a pitcher who has been lights out all season. The Astros will also be hungry for a win after an awful series against the Rangers and they should be able to do it with Blackburn on the mound here. The best bet here is on the Athletics to win this game.

 

Astros Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 30, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Athletics 2 Astros 1.

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Houston Astros: 28-18 (+4.9 Units) ML in all games. 33-11 UNDER in all games. 18-6 UNDER in road games.

Oakland Athletics: 19-30 (-4.8 Units) ML in all games. 6-18 (-13.4 Units) ML in home games. 9-5 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Odorizzi (SP) Mid June - Ankle. J. Meyers (CF) Early June - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Mid June - Back.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Early June - Oblique. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf. S. Vogt (C) Early June - Knee.

 

 

 

"You get that guy a lead like that, he has a lot of weapons he can throw against you. We hit some balls on the nose and we didn't find any holes. And they found every hole." - Dusty Baker after his team’s loss against the Mariners on Saturday.

 

 

"I don't think (Logue) had a real good feel for the baseball the whole time. The command kind of came and went." - Brad Ausmus after his team’s loss against the Rangers on Saturday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) CF

Jason Castro (L) C

 

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Sheldon Neuse (R) 2B

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jeremy Pena (.291)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (43)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (12)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (29)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (9)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (6)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (7)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.298)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (37)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (23)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)