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- Houston Astros (6-5) at Oakland Athletics (9-4)
- MLB Baseball: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 9:10 pm (Ring Central Coliseum)
- Zack Greinke (0-0) (5.00) vs. Chris Bassitt (1-0) (0.93)
The pitching has been strong as the A's come in ranked 6th in the league in ERA at 3.05 and 6th in WHIP at 1.14. The A's will enter this game riding a six-game win streak and they currently lead the American League West by 2.5 games over the Astros.
Chris Bassitt will get the nod for the A's and he has gone 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA in two starts so far. Bassitt has allowed one ER on eight hits and a walk while striking out 12 in 9.2 innings of work so far.
The Astros will trot out Zack Greinke and he has gone 0-0 with a 5.00 ERA in two starts on the year. Greinke has allowed five ERs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six in 9.0 innings of work so far.
The Astros are 2-6 in the last eight meetings against the Athletics. The Athletics are 10-4 in their last 14 games played on Friday.
The A's bullpen have a 1.56 ERA and a 0.92 on the season, and for this added advantage I will take the Oakland A's-124 over the Astros!
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