The Oakland Athletics have scored a total of 31 runs through the first three games of this series. They're going for the sweep Sunday afternoon, but I don't think the AL West-leading Houston Astros will allow that to happen.

Today Houston will send out Dallas Keuchel (12-3, 2.88 ERA) to the mound. The left-hander is 5-3 with a 2.39 ERA in 17 career appearances (15 starts) versus the Athletics and 3-0 with an 0.83 ERA in three meetings on the season. The A's are 2-7 in their last nine games vs. a left-handed starter.

Kendall Graveman (4-4, 4.70 ERA) will take the ball for Oakland. He has been charged with nine runs on 11 hits and six walks with three homers in 10 innings through his last two turns. Graveman has held Houston to a total of three runs in 11 innings, but should feel the full force of the Astros bats today as they try to avoid the sweep.

My selection is an 8* play on Houston Astros -1.5.