Since José Altuve returned to the lineup for the Houston Astros, they have not lost, winning 5 in a row, and tonight they will go for 6 when they host the surging Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park. The pitching matchup tonight will be Gerrit Cole for Astros and southpaw Brett Anderson for the A’s. Cole is 11-5, with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Anderson is 3-3, with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The last time Anderson faced the World Champs he was throttled, yielding 9 runs on 10 hits, resulting in an Astros victory. Consider Houston.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS