This is an 8* play on the Houston Astros (7:10 EST).

Daniel Mengden (2-2, 3.86 ERA) has been decent of late for the A's, but we think he'll stumble here against this revenge minded home side. Mengden most recently gave up one run off six hits while walking one and striking out five over 6.1 innings against the Red Sox on Sunday. The home side counters with Lance McCullers (3-1, 4.67) who gave up one run off eight hits while striking out three over six innings in a 7-1 win over the White Sox on Sunday. Note that Oakland is just 1-2 (-1.4 units) this year as a road dog in the +125 to +175 range, while Houston is already 5-2 (+1.4 units) as home favorite in the -175 to -250 range. We like McCullers to out duel his counterpart and for the ASTROS to bounce back after yesterday's defeat. Play on Houston.

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