Athletics open 3-game series Evan Longoria Jersey with the Astros May 30 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Houston Astros (30-18, first in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (20-30, fifth in the AL West)Oakland, California; Monday, 4:07 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (4-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Athletics: Paul Blackburn (5-0, 1.70 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 36 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -182, Athletics +156; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the Houston Astros on Monday to begin a three-game series.Oakland has a 20-30 record overall and a 7-18 record in home games. The Athletics are 14-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Houston is 30-18 overall and 16-12 in road games. The Astros have a 14-0 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Murphy has 14 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 22 RBI for the Athletics. Elvis Andrus is 9-for-34 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 12 home runs while slugging .533. Jose Altuve is 12-for-36 with four doubles, a home run Conner Menez Jersey and an RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .249 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 12 runsAstros: 6-4, .229 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored by five runsINJURIES: Athletics: Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Skye Bolt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Piscotty: 10-Day IL (calf), Stephen Vogt: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)Astros: Kyle Tucker: day-to-day (foot), Jake Odorizzi: 15-Day IL (leg), Joe Panik Jersey Taylor Jones: 60-Day IL (back), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Meyers: 10-Day IL (shoulder)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by in this topic American League Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Houston Astros Sean Murphy Daulton Jefferies Framber Valdez Brent Honeywell Jr. Kyle Tucker Skye Bolt Jose Altuve Paul Blackburn Deolis Guerra Taylor Jones Stephen Piscotty Lance McCullers Jr. Elvis Andrus Yordan Alvarez Houston Astros Oakland Athletics share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention Aramis Garcia Jersey as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa Austin Jackson Jersey hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS