Houston Astros (84-73, second in the AL West) vs. Athletics (74-83, fourth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (12-8, 2.30 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 201 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Severino (7-11, 4.72 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 119 strikeouts)

Astros -146, Athletics +121; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros aim to stop a four-game slide with a victory against the Athletics.

The Athletics are 74-83 overall and 34-42 in home games. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .253, the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play.

Houston has an 84-73 record overall and a 38-38 record on the road. The Astros are 62-21 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Wednesday's game is the 12th meeting

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