Brent Rooker is due for a home run after going homerless in his last 8 games. He's hitting .304 with a 1.010 OPS against left-handed pitchers this season. Earlier this year, he faced Astros rookie Colton Gordon and went 0-for-3, but his last at-bat featured a 108 mph exit velocity. Right-handed batters have hit 10 home runs and posted an .887 OPS against Gordon in 12 starts. We set Rooker's line at +265 to homer.

Cam Smith’s struggles in the month of July have continued where he is hitting just .216. With the Astros having lost three straight games they have made a change in the order of their lineup. Smith will bat sixth, which is more in line of where he began the season. On the year Smith has two of his seven home runs against the Athletics, and his only four hit game of the season.