Astros play the Athletics with 2-1 series lead September 18 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Oakland Athletics (53-93, fifth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (95-51, first in the AL West)Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Ken Waldichuk (0- Ken Dryden Women Jersey 1, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (15-5, 2.50 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 169 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -373, Athletics +293; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Oakland Athletics with a 2-1 series lead.Houston is 95- Jordan Weal Men Jersey 51 overall and 49-23 in home games. The Astros have the second-best team ERA in baseball at 2.94.Oakland has a 30-44 record on the road and a 53-93 record overall. The Athletics are 36-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams match up Sunday for the 19th time this season. The Astros lead the season series 11-7.TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .303 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 22 doubles, two triples and 37 home runs. Kyle Tucker is 11-for-40 with five home runs and 13 RBI over the last 10 games.Seth Brown has 25 doubles, two triples, 23 home runs and 62 RBI while hitting .233 for the Athletics. Tony Kemp Peter Holland Kids Jersey is 10-for-28 with two triples and two home runs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .260 batting average, 2.77 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runsAthletics: 3-7, .205 batting average, 7.03 ERA, outscored by 24 runsINJURIES: Astros: Michael Andrew Shaw Men Jersey Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)Athletics: Sam Moll: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Adam Oller: 15-Day IL (rib), Zach Jackson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dany Jimenez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Paul Blackburn: 60-Day IL (finger), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League Major League Baseball Houston Astros Oakland Athletics share 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 22 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa 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 58 Paul Byron Kids Jersey MINS 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 Serge Savard Kids Jersey Penguins' 6-2 win 58 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 59 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 59 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS