The Houston Astros playoff chances continue to slip as they have lost five straight games. The Athletics themselves have defeated Houston in seven straight matchups. This included JT Ginn’s sharp performance on July 27th when he went six innings and allowed three hits and no runs. Take the home team in the Athletics to win their eighth straight over Houston.

The Astros are 28-34 in the second half. The A's are 34-26. The Astros are 9-12 in September. The A's are 12-8. Astros pitcher Framber Valdez has a 6.71 ERA in his last nine starts and the Astros are 1-8 in those starts. Take the better team, and, by that, I mean the A's.