Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros MLB Pick Prediction 8/14/2022 by Tony T.
Athletics at Astros—Cole Irvin the starter for Oakland. Irvin has 20 starts posting an ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.03. The lefthander strikes out 17.2% with 4.7% walks. Ground balls served at 39.7% with 1.02 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 3.84 suggests an increase in ERA if this form holds. Cristian Javier to start for Houston. Javier has appeared in 21 games with an ERA 3.14 with WHIP 1.05. The righthander delivers an elite strikeout rate of 32.5% with 8.9% walks. Ground balls sit at 24.7% with 1.17 home runs per nine innings.