The Oakland Athletics took the first 2 games of a 3 game set against the Houston Astros and will try to go for the sweep today in an afternoon contest at the Coliseum. The Astros’ Doug Fister gets the start and he will face off against Oakland’s Daniel Mengden. Fister is 9-6 this year, with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Fister is 2-1 on the season against the Athletics, which includes a win at the Coliseum where he gave up only 1 run in 6-2/3 innings. Mengden is 1-4 on the season, with an ERA of 5.54 and a WHIP of 1.49. Mengden was nailed in his last outing against the Jays on Friday, giving up 7 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks in 3-1/3 innings. Houston is 6-1 in Fister’s last 7 road starts and 11-0 in their last 11 Wednesday games. Astros avoid the sweep.
Today’s pick:
Houston Astros