The Houston Astros are coming off an impressive 4-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland and will return home tonight to Minute Maid Park to face their AL West foe, the Oakland Athletics. Two flamethrowers are expected to oppose each other tonight with Chris Bassitt getting the nod for Oakland and Framber Valdez for Houston. Bassitt is an impressive 9-2 with a 3.04 ERA but the lefty Valdez is a little bit better, at 5-1 with an ERA of only 2.18. The Astros get it done at home, with a mark of 26-16, and have won 7 of the 10 meetings with the Athletics this year, including the last two in Oakland.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS