Athletics head into matchup with the Astros on losing streak August 13 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Oakland Athletics (41-72, fifth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (73-41, first in the AL West)Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Zach Logue (0-0); Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. (0-0) LINE: Astros -285, Athletics +228; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Dante Exum Jersey Athletics head into the matchup against the Houston Astros as losers of six in a row.Houston is 73-41 overall and 37-18 at home. The Astros have the top team ERA in the AL at 3.05.Oakland is 41-72 overall and 24-33 in road games. The Athletics are 14-9 in games when they hit two or more home runs.The teams match up Saturday for the 14th time this season. The Astros lead the season series 7-6.TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .296 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 15 doubles, two triples and 31 home runs. Jose Altuve is 14-for-38 with two RBI over the past 10 games.Sean Murphy has 26 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Athletics. Ramon Laureano is 10-for-41 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over Jarrett Allen Jersey the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runsAthletics: 2-8, .220 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored Dean Wade Jersey by 16 runsINJURIES: Astros: Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Brantley: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm)Athletics: Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (finger), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Houston Astros Dylan Windler Jersey Daulton Jefferies Josh James Jose Altuve Deolis Guerra Brent Honeywell Jr. Ramn Laureano Paul Blackburn Lance McCullers Jr. Yordan Alvarez Blake Taylor Jason Castro Sean Murphy Michael Brantley Houston Astros Oakland Athletics share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 32 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 36 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me Darius Garland Jersey si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS