Preview the Sept. 25 matchup between the Houston Astros and Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Houston Astros keep saying they have to win their next game, but they are starting to run out of opportunities. In fact, they remain in the American League wild-card chase only because the Detroit Tigers are playing even worse baseball.

Christian Walker homered and drove in three runs to back a strong start from Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros beat the Athletics 11-5 to snap a five-game losing streak.

The Astros were on the sour end of that one. Houston was swept by the Mariners, and because of the Cleveland Guardians ' recent hot-streak, the Astros are now on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

Houston Astros' left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez looked somewhat different when he took the mound against the Athletics on Thursday afternoon. It was hard to miss: in what could be Valdez's last start of the regular season as an Astro, he was missing his signature extensions, giving him a unique dreadlock hairstyle.

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The Astros mustered just three hits against one of baseball's shakiest pitching staffs in a listless loss to the A's.

The Houston Astros open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night still alive in the American League postseason race but needing some help to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Houston Astros star Jose Altuve shares an update on his foot injury as the team fights to stay alive in the 2025 AL Wild Card playoff race.