At Sutter Health Park on Tuesday, the Athletics (two consecutive defeats) face the Houston Astros (three losses in a row) at 10:05 p.m. ET.
The Athletics are a close favorite (-111 moneyline odds) when they meet the Astros (-109). The scheduled starters are Jeffrey Springs (10-11) for the Athletics, and Cristian Javier (2-3) for the Houston Astros.
The Athletics’ matchup Sunday versus the Pirates resulted in an 11-0 loss. Brett Harris went 1 for 1 with a double in the defeat, while Mitch Spence threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on nine hits while striking out one en route to taking the loss.
Sunday, the Astros fell to the Mariners 7-3. Jason Alexander was the losing pitcher after he went 1 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on seven hits while striking out one. Zach Cole Jr. paced the Astros’ offense, going 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI.
Ahead of watching this Athletics vs. Astros matchup, here is what you need to know about Tuesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Athletics vs. Houston Astros odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Athletics (-111, bet $111 to win $100)Underdog: Astros (-109, bet $109 to win $100)Over/under: 10Athletics vs. Astros: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, September 23, 2025Game time: 10:05 p.m. ETLocation: West Sacramento, CaliforniaStadium: Sutter Health ParkTV channel: NBCS-CA and SCHNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Athletics stats and trendsAthletics betting recordsThe Athletics have been favorites in 38 games this season and won 17 (44.7%) of those contests.The Athletics have a record of 16-19, a 45.7% win rate, when they’re favored by -111 or more by bookmakers this season.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Athletics.Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 74 of 156 chances this season.The Athletics are 82-74-0 against the spread this season.Jeffrey Springs (Athletics probable starter)Springs gets the start for the Athletics, his 30th of the season. He is 10-11 with a 4.17 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Tuesday, the lefty threw four innings against the Boston Red Sox, allowing no earned runs while surrendering five hits.The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.17, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 31 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .238 batting average against him.Springs has 14 quality starts this year.Springs has 24 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Astros offense has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and ranks 17th in MLB play with 172 home runs. It has a collective .251 batting average, and is ninth in MLB with 1328 total hits and 23rd in MLB play scoring 659 runs.Springs has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out five against the Astros this season.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old ranks 35th in ERA (4.17), 22nd in WHIP (1.217), and 43rd in K/9 (7.3).Athletics batting statsThe Athletics rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 214 home runs.Hitters for the Athletics rank fourth in the majors with a combined .432 team slugging percentage.The Athletics have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.The Athletics have scored 709 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.The Athletics have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.The Athletics rank 21st in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.Astros stats and trendsAstros betting recordsThe Astros have been chosen as underdogs in 56 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (57.1%) in those games.This season, the Astros have come away with a win 32 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or longer on the moneyline.The Astros have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 71 of their 156 games with a total this season.The Astros are 78-78-0 against the spread in their 156 games that had a posted line this season.Cristian Javier (Astros probable starter)Javier makes the start for the Astros, his eighth of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.45 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.In seven games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.45, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .218 against him.Javier is looking to collect his third quality start of the season in this game.Javier will try to build upon a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.6 innings per outing).He has made one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 1353 total hits and 12th in MLB play with 709 runs scored. They have the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and are sixth in all of MLB with 214 home runs.Astros batting statsThe Astros rank 17th in MLB play with 172 total home runs.So far this season, the Astros are 14th in baseball, slugging .398.The Astros have the 11th-ranked batting average in the league (.251).The offense for the Astros is the No. 23 offense in MLB action scoring 4.2 runs per game (659 total runs).The Astros rank 15th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .316.