Houston at Oakland

Houston has played well, with a winning road mark. The offense is eighth in on-base percentage and #10 in home runs, while the pitching is eighth in team ERA. Houston was shutout by Seattle in the opener of its trip but bounced back to capture the final two games, scoring a total of 17 runs. The Astros have ace lefty Dallas Keuchel (0.64 ERA) going and the team is 19-7 when he starts with five days of rest. Rested Houston is also 11-5 when following an off day. Oakland had to play yesterday in a 3-1 loss at Kansas City that ended a six-game trip. The Athletics are 34-70 against a left-handed starter, plus 10-27 versus the AL West. Houston has won seven in a row against Oakland and the Astros are 7-2 when Keuchel faces the Athletics. Play Houston.