Houston Astros (38-20 http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-chad-bettis-jersey , first in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (29-28, third in the AL West)Oakland, ING PROBABLES: Astros: Justin Verlander (8-2, 2.38 ERA, .74 WHIP, 95 strikeouts) Athletics: Brett Anderson (6-3, 3.86 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)Article continues below ...BOTTOM LINE: Oakland enters the matchup as losers of their last three games.The Athletics are 12-13 against the rest of their division. Oakland has hit 88 home runs this season, eighth in the American League. Matt Chapman leads the club with 15, averaging one every 14.2 at-bats.The Astros are 16-5 against the rest of their division. Houston has a collective on-base percentage of .347 Todd Helton Jersey , good for second in the American League. Alex Bregman leads the lineup with a mark of .386. The Astros won the last meeting 3-2. Hector Rondon notched his third victory and Derek Fisher went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI for Houston. Lou Trivino took his second loss for Oakland.TOP PERFORMERS: Chapman leads the Athletics with 15 home runs and is slugging .549. Matt Olson is 10-for-38 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Oakland.Bregman leads the Astros with 17 home runs home runs and is slugging .560. Yuli Gurriel is 10-for-36 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games for Houston.LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 7-3, .267 batting average, 4.11 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runsAstros: 6-4, .247 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by two runsAthletics Injuries: Sean Manaea: 60-day IL (shoulder), Daniel Gossett: 60-day IL (elbow), Marco Estrada: 10-day IL (lumbar strain), Jharel Cotton: 60-day IL (elbow) http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-chad-bettis-jersey , Khris Davis: 10-day IL (hip), Chris Herrmann: 60-day IL (knee).Astros Injuries: Joe Smith: 10-day IL (achilles), Collin McHugh: 10-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 10-day IL (elbow), George Springer: 10-day IL (hamstring), Aledmys Diaz: 10-day IL (hamstring), Carlos Correa: 10-day IL (rib), Jose Altuve: 10-day IL (hamstring), Max Stassi: 10-day IL (knee). LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — This was a welcome sight for Tigers fans: Miguel Cabrera, looking healthy again, hitting a towering home run.Cabrera connected for his first homer of the spring in Detroit’s 7-4 win over Atlanta on Saturday. It was the first time he’d gone deep in any game for the Tigers since April 28. His 2018 season ended after 38 games because of a biceps injury .“He’s feeling good. He’s having a good time Charlie Blackmon Jersey ,” manager Ron Gardenhire said. “He’s actually been swinging good. We’ve seen him hit them all over the place in BP. It’s all about timing. Been off a long, long time.”Cabrera seems comfortable at the plate so far: He’s 6 for 11 with a home run, a double and three walks in five spring training games.Cabrera singled and walked before hitting a two-run homer to right-center field off Jacob Webb in the fifth inning.“I think the wind got it,” the Detroit slugger said, showing perhaps more modesty than necessary.Cabrera hit three home runs in April last year — and that was his total for the season. He missed almost all of May after straining a hamstring, and he went homerless in 41 June at-bats before his season ended for good.Cabrera turns 36 in April and has hit only 19 homers in 168 games over the past two seasons.The rebuilding Tigers have traded plenty of stars away over the past couple years, but Cabrera’s huge contract makes that difficult. Cabrera did hit 38 home runs in 158 games in 2016. He’s just 35 homers away from 500, and a run at that milestone would be a highlight even if the Tigers don’t contend for a playoff spot in the near future.“He won’t have to work as hard as a lot of other guys for timing. He’s just a good hitter,” Gardenhire said. “You saw him take some real close pitches and foul off some pitches, and then barrel it up too.”