The Houston Astros (77-65) square off against the Oakland Athletics (62-81) at 8:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, a game featuring two of MLB’s most consistent batters. Yordan Alvarez has an average of .313 (fourth in league) for the Astros, while Brent Rooker ranks seventh at .301 for the Athletics.

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Astros vs. Athletics Game Info and Tickets

Probable Pitchers Stats

The probable starters are Spencer Arrighetti (7-12) for the Astros and JP Sears (11-10) for the Athletics.

Arrighetti Sears
25 GS 28
7-12 W-L 11-10
4.82 ERA 4.34
125 IP 157.2
60 BB 41
151 SO 122

Astros vs. Athletics Players to Watch

Astros

  • Alvarez is slashing .313/.398/.576 with a .974 OPS, 32 home runs, 80 RBI and 80 runs scored for Houston this season. Alvarez has posted a 15% strikeout rate and a 10.8% walk rate.
  • In 611 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has recorded a .300 BA, a .355 OBP and a .448 SLG with a strikeout rate of 17.5% and a walk rate of 6.9%. He has hit 19 long balls, driven in 59 runs and scored 85 times. Altuve has stolen 20 bases on 27 attempts.
  • So far this season, Alex Bregman has a BA of .259, a .315 OBP and a .442 SLG with a .758 OPS. He has recorded 21 dingers and 63 RBI with 69 runs scored. Bregman has posted a 6.8% walk rate and a 13.4% strikeout rate.
  • Yainer Diaz has posted a .296 BA this season with a .323 OBP, a .448 SLG and a .771 OPS. He has scored 63 runs. Diaz has totaled 16 home runs and 79 RBI with a 4.1% walk rate and a 16.7% strikeout rate.

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Athletics

  • Rooker has hit 35 home runs for Oakland this season, which ranks 7th in MLB. He has also tallied 99 RBI and has scored 74 runs. In 529 plate appearances, he has recorded a .301 BA, .372 OBP and .586 SLG with a 9.8% walk rate and a 28.7% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording eight steals on 10 attempts.
  • In 568 plate appearances, JJ Bleday has posted an 18.8% strikeout rate and a 10% walk rate while slashing .244/.323/.453 with 20 home runs, 55 RBI and 71 runs scored..
  • So far this season, Lawrence Butler has a .270 BA, .325 OBP and .526 SLG with a 22.8% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate in 382 plate appearances for the Athletics. He has hit 21 dingers, recorded 54 RBI and scored 56 runs. Butler has been an effective base runner, totaling 12 steals on 12 attempts.
  • Shea Langeliers is hitting .220/.281/.443 with 50 runs scored. In 469 plate appearances, he has recorded 25 home runs, 68 RBI and an OPS of .724 with a strikeout rate of 26.4% and a walk rate of 7%.

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Astros vs. Athletics Stats

Astros Athletics
4.6
Runs Scored (PG)
4.1
12
MLB Rank (RPG)
24
4.0
Runs Allowed (PG)
4.7
4
MLB Rank (RAPG)
23
.261
Batting AVG
.234
2
MLB Rank (BA)
24
.228
Batting AVG Against
.250
2
MLB Rank (BAA)
24
169
Home Runs
182
11
MLB Rank (HR)
4
157
Home Runs Allowed
145
13
MLB Rank (HRA)
5

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