ATH
49-80 · +5 AL WEST · L5 · 2-8 L10
@SAT 7:10 PM ETHOU HOME PARK
65-64 · +1 AL WEST · W1 · 5-5 L10
HOUSTONHOU
Weather
100°F · 3mph in from CF
Home plate ump
Injuries
No injury concerns
Series so far
3-game set · 0-1 so far in 2026
PITCHING MATCHUP
Jacob Lopez
LHP · ATHPROBABLE
STUFF+93
ERA
5.22
IP
88.0
K/9
8.3
BB/9
4.7
WHIP
1.53
L5 STARTS2.24 ERA · 27.8% K · 8.7% BB▲ TRENDING
PITCH MIX · SEASON
34%
31%
20%
10%
4-Seam FastballSliderCutterChangeupSinker
Hunter Brown
RHP · HOUPROBABLE
STUFF+102
ERA
3.67
IP
68.2
K/9
9.4
BB/9
5.2
WHIP
1.30
L5 STARTS3.19 ERA · 25.4% K · 10.5% BB▲ TRENDING
PITCH MIX · SEASON
35%
28%
20%
9%
4-Seam FastballSinkerCurveballSlider
MODEL VS THE BOOKS

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ENGINE PROBABILITIES · EVERY MARKETAstros 62%

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ATH HOU

Game Markets

ATH @ HOU · full-game reads

7 MARKETS

Moneyline

HOU to win

62%

1st 5 Innings

HOU F5

51%

Game Total

Over 8.5

44%

1st 5 Total

Over 4.5

51%

Run Line

HOU -1.5

43%

Team Total

ATH Over 4.5

35%

Team Total

HOU Over 4.5

46%

THE READ

HOU projects to outscore ATH by 0.91 runs across 5,000 trials.

  • Projected runs: ATH 3.77, HOU 4.67
  • Jacob Lopez (ATH) vs Hunter Brown (HOU)
  • Run on league-average lineups — refreshes when lineups post
JL

Jacob Lopez

ATH SP · vs. HOU

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

41%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

24%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

11%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

5%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

2%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

52%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

11%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

53%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

39%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 4.2 Ks.

  • Sim projects 4.2 strikeouts
  • 41% to reach 5+ against HOU
HB

Hunter Brown

HOU SP · vs. ATH

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

59%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

38%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

22%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

11%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

5%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

51%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

10%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

37%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

24%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 5.0 Ks.

  • Sim projects 5.0 strikeouts
  • 59% to reach 5+ against ATH

BATTER CARDS
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SPLITS THAT MATTER

JACOB LOPEZ SPLITS

How this pitcher performs by batter hand + how HOU hits RHP

vs Right-handedK%19.0%OPS-against.849
vs Left-handedK%24.5%OPS-against.612
HOU vs RHP (team)OPS.736K%21.8%

HUNTER BROWN SPLITS

How this pitcher performs by batter hand + how ATH hits LHP

vs Right-handedK%23.8%OPS-against.577
vs Left-handedK%25.5%OPS-against.727
ATH vs LHP (team)OPS.713K%24.7%
LINEUPS

AWAY LINEUP

Awaiting lineup — teams typically post 3-4 hours before first pitch.

HOME LINEUP

Awaiting lineup — teams typically post 3-4 hours before first pitch.

CAREER MATCHUPS

HOU BATTERS vs JACOB LOPEZ

No meaningful career history with this pitcher.

9 additional batters hidden (small sample or no history).

ATH BATTERS vs HUNTER BROWN

No meaningful career history with this pitcher.

9 additional batters hidden (small sample or no history).

SERIES HISTORY
THIS SERIES
ATH 0·HOU 1
3-game set · gm 2 of 3
2026 SEASON
ATH 3·HOU 4
7 played · 12 remaining
ALL-TIME (2010-)
92%HOU
ATH 11 · HOU 128 · since 2010
NOTABLE RECENT MEETINGS
2026-08-22HOU 4-0
2026-06-07ATH 5-0
2026-06-06HOU 13-2 · Blowout
MARKET SNAPSHOT

Market snapshot unavailable (no recent odds).

LINEUP FORM · L15

ATH OFFENSE

.303L15 team wOBA
-13 pts vs LG AVG · BELOW AVG

HOU OFFENSE

.279L15 team wOBA
-37 pts vs LG AVG · BOTTOM 6
ENVIRONMENT100° · 3mph in from CF
MINUTE MAID PARK
98HR
HR factor0.98 · neutral
Runs factor1.00 · neutral
Doubles factor0.96 · neutral

Neutral — Crawford Boxes LF-friendly.

WEATHER · FIRST PITCH
100°F
Wind3 mph in from CF
Humidity35%
Rain2%

Dead-still air · neutral HR conditions.

HOME PLATE UMPIRE

Umpire assignment posts ~24h before first pitch.

INJURY REPORTclean
Injury report unavailable.
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