Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics meet in game 2 of series

Oakland Athletics (19-24, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (16-25, fourth in the AL West) Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (3-2, 4.20 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (4-0, 2.23 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) : LINE Astros -198, Athletics +164; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Oakland Athletics, leading the series 1-0. Houston has an 8-12 record in home games and a 16-25 record overall. The Astros are 14-6 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Oakland has a 9-11 record in road games and a 19-24 record overall. The Athletics have a 9-2 record in games when they scored at least