Houston Astros vs

Oakland Athletics Prediction

The Oakland Athletics are 40-38 at home this season and the Houston Astros are 44-34 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a good chance of having a quality start. Sean Manaea has a 49% chance of a QS and Framber Valdez a 46% chance. If Sean Manaea has a quality start the Athletics has a 68% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.5 and he has a 36% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Athletics win 52%. If Framber Valdez has a quality start the Astros has a 74% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.6 and he has a 17% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Astros win 55%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Oakland Athletics is Matt Olson who averaged 2.36 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Athletics have a 61% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Houston Astros is Alex Bregman who averaged 2.17 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 35% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Astros have a 67% chance of winning.