The Houston Astros (77-65) square off against the Oakland Athletics (62-81) at 2:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. Yordan Alvarez has 32 homers (10th in league) for the Astros, and Brent Rooker is seventh with 35 dingers for the Athletics.

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Astros vs. Athletics Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
• Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• TV: SCHN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Probable Pitchers Stats

This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Astros will send Framber Valdez (14-6) to the mound, while Mitch Spence (7-9) will get the nod for the Athletics.

Astros vs. Athletics Players to Watch

Astros

• Alvarez is hitting for a .313 BA, .398 OBP and .576 SLG with a 15% strikeout rate and a 10.8% walk rate. His OPS is .974, which ranks 5th in MLB, and he has scored 80 runs. In 573 plate appearances, he has crushed 32 home runs and driven in 80 runs.
• In 611 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has hit 19 long balls, tallied 59 RBI and scored 85 runs. He is batting .300/.355/.448 and has posted a 17.5% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate. Altuve has recorded 20 steals on 27 attempts.
• So far this season, Alex Bregman is batting .259/.315/.442 with 21 dingers and 63 RBI. He has come around to score 69 times. Bregman has a strikeout rate of 13.4% and a walk rate of 6.8%.
• Yainer Diaz has recorded a .771 OPS while slashing .296/.323/.448 with 16 home runs and 79 RBI. He has posted a 4.1% walk rate and a 16.7% strikeout rate. Diaz has scored 63 runs.

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Athletics

• Rooker is slashing .301/.372/.586 for Oakland this season with 35 home runs (7th in MLB), 99 RBI (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .959 (6th in MLB). He has a 28.7% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate in 529 plate appearances, and he has scored 74 total runs. Rooker has recorded 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

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