Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM EDT

MLB

Athletics @ Houston Astros

ATH @ HOU

ATH4

HOU3

Final

Moneyline

ATH

38%

62%

HOU

+153-172

ML Edge

ATH+10.9%

HOU-10.9%

Total (O/U)

9.0

BetUS

Over-11.8%

Under+11.8%

Venue

Park Factor

0.98

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Athletics (ATH)

Pitcher:Jacob Lopez(RHP)

Record:5-4

ERA:4.98

Home Starter

Team:Houston Astros (HOU)

Pitcher:Hunter Brown(RHP)

Record:3-3

ERA:3.51

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

ATH ML has a 10.9% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 11.8% edge.

Pitching matchup: Jacob Lopez (4.98 ERA) vs Hunter Brown (3.51 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Athletics (ATH)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Henry BolteCF	3	0	0	0	2	2	0
Jeff McNeil1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Zack GelofLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Carlos CortesLF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	1	2	1	1	1	0
Tommy White3B	4	0	3	0	0	0	0
Jonah HeimC	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Donovan Walton2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	1
Max MuncyDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Jacob Lopez	6.0	3	1	1	1	9	91
Elvis Alvarado	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13
Hogan Harris	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11
Luis Medina	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	26

Houston Astros (HOU)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	1	1	0	3	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Christian Walker1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Yainer DiazC	4	0	1	1	0	3	0
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Taylor TrammellLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Bryan Abreu	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	22
Hunter Brown	5.2	7	1	1	3	4	101
AJ Blubaugh	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	19
Bennett Sousa	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	12

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Jacob Lopez (ATH)

2026 season

vs HOU

ERA

3.48

10.1

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.19

AVG

.158

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	4.98	1.48	8.6	4.5	.254	94.0
Home	5.48	1.45	9.4	4.5	.247	44.1
Away	4.53	1.52	8.0	4.6	.260	49.2
Last 7 Days	1.50	0.67	13.5	1.5	.136	6.0
Last 30 Days	2.45	1.07	11.4	2.2	.220	29.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.204	.299	.290	.589	93	27
vs RHB	.271	.356	.468	.824	269	63

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.206	.298	.294	.592	160	50
2nd Time	.255	.354	.401	.755	137	29
3rd Time	.369	.419	.785	1.204	65	11

Hunter Brown (HOU)

2026 season

vs ATH

ERA

1.59

5.2

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.92

AVG

.333

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.51	1.34	9.2	5.2	.210	74.1
Home	3.80	1.42	10.1	5.9	.214	47.1
Away	3.00	1.19	7.7	4.0	.202	27.0
Last 7 Days	1.59	1.92	6.9	5.2	.333	5.2
Last 30 Days	2.88	1.20	8.7	4.0	.211	34.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.224	.354	.401	.755	147	44
vs RHB	.192	.292	.292	.584	120	32

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.241	.331	.438	.768	112	33
2nd Time	.188	.336	.218	.554	101	25
3rd Time	.185	.302	.426	.728	54	18

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)

ATH wins series 2-1

Season (13 games)

Series tied 4-4

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetUS	+153	-172	3:28 PM
BetRivers	+145	-175	3:28 PM
Fanatics	+150	-179	3:28 PM
BetMGM	+150	-185	3:28 PM
BetOnline.ag	+156	-172	3:28 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetUS	9.0	-120	+100	3:28 PM
BetRivers	9.0	-125	-114	3:28 PM
Fanatics	9.0	-120	+100	3:28 PM
BetMGM	9.0	-118	-102	3:28 PM
BetOnline.ag	9.0	-118	-102	3:28 PM