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Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM EDT
MLB

Athletics @ Houston Astros

ATH @ HOU

ATH7
HOU6
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:Brady Basso(RHP)
Record:0-0
ERA:4.88

Home Starter

Cristian Javier
Team:Houston Astros (HOU)
Pitcher:Cristian Javier(RHP)
Record:1-4
ERA:6.47

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: Brady Basso (4.88 ERA) vs Cristian Javier (6.47 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

No player props available yet

Props are typically available 12-24 hours before game time

Box Score

Final game statistics

Athletics (ATH)

BatterABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF5130020
Carlos CortesLF5010020
Zack Gelof3B4100030
Lawrence ButlerRF4111130
Tommy White1B5012000
Max MuncyDH4111031
Donovan Walton2B3110000
Darell HernaizSS2100220
Brian ServenC4123011
Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOPC
Scott Blewett1.00000015
Brady Basso1.04330022
Hogan Harris1.00000214
Luis Medina1.01001216
Jack Perkins5.03315691

Houston Astros (HOU)

BatterABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS5220020
Yordan AlvarezDH2110300
Isaac Paredes3B3113101
Jose Altuve2B4113121
Daulton VarshoCF5010010
Christian Walker1B5010010
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF4000010
Cam SmithRF2100110
Taylor TrammellRF1010000
Christian VázquezC3000010
Yainer DiazC1000010
Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOPC
Kai-Wei Teng1.21000428
Josh Hader1.00000216
Enyel De Los Santos0.13330125
Steven Okert1.01110114
AJ Blubaugh1.01001016
Cristian Javier4.04332890

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Brady Basso (ATH)

2026 season
vs HOU
ERA
27.00
IP
1.0
W-L
0-0
K
0
WHIP
4.00
AVG
.667
SplitERAWHIPK/9BB/9AVGIP
Overall4.881.467.11.1.31424.0
Home6.591.8210.21.4.34913.2
Away2.611.093.60.9.25610.1
Last 7 Days8.101.942.90.0.4003.1
Last 30 Days4.021.257.10.6.28115.2
Opponent Batting by Handedness
SplitAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
vs LHB.262.279.405.6844210
vs RHB.350.359.617.976609
Times Through Order
TimeAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
1st Time.296.311.490.8009818
2nd Time.750.7501.5002.25041
3rd Time.000.000.000.00000

Cristian Javier (HOU)

2026 season
vs ATH
ERA
10.57
IP
7.2
W-L
0-1
K
10
WHIP
2.36
AVG
.313
SplitERAWHIPK/9BB/9AVGIP
Overall6.471.678.54.3.29440.1
Home6.231.469.33.4.27721.2
Away6.751.987.95.4.31318.2
Last 7 Days5.631.5014.63.4.2738.0
Last 30 Days4.501.299.01.5.27824.0
Opponent Batting by Handedness
SplitAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
vs LHB.288.350.425.7757313
vs RHB.300.390.544.9359025
Times Through Order
TimeAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
1st Time.258.320.449.7698925
2nd Time.362.457.5691.0265813
3rd Time.250.333.438.771160

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)
ATH wins series 2-1
Season (13 games)
ATH leads series 5-4

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

BookAwayHomeTime
BetUS+153-1723:28 PM
BetRivers+145-1753:28 PM
Fanatics+150-1793:28 PM
BetMGM+150-1853:28 PM
BetOnline.ag+156-1723:28 PM

Totals

BookTotalOverUnderTime
BetUS9.0-120+1003:28 PM
BetRivers9.0-125-1143:28 PM
Fanatics9.0-120+1003:28 PM
BetMGM9.0-118-1023:28 PM
BetOnline.ag9.0-118-1023:28 PM