If you're going to win baseball games despite having 17 players on the injured list, you're going to have to do the little things right. The Astros didn't do that Thursday night. The A's took advantage of some uncharacteristic mistakes in the field to jump out to an early lead and hold on for a 5-2 win at Daikin Park,

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Houston Astros. Seattle has a 26-21 record in home games and a 52-45 record overall. The Mariners are 21-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The Brewers’ streak was the second-longest of the MLB season, following the Twins' 13-game win streak from back in May.

Houston was on a four-game winning streak before taking a series opening loss to the Athletics, 5-2 and vice versa, the win snapped a four-game losing streak for the A’s. The Astros are 4-3 versus the A’s this season.

Find the latest odds, spread and score prediction for the Athletics vs. Houston Astros MLB game on ESPN to be played on July 25, 2025 on ESPN.