Houston Astros (60-59, first in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (49-69, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski (2-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Giants: Blade Tidwell (0-0, 3.18 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)LINE: Astros -160, Giants +136; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Houston Astros to open a three-game series.San Francisco has a 27-29 record at home and a 49-69 record overall. The Giants have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .409.Houston has a 30-30 record on the road and a 60-59 record overall. The Astros are third in the majors with 161 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Jung Hoo Lee leads the Giants with a .298 batting average, and has 26 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 18 walks and 45 RBIs. Rafael Devers is 11 for 35 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 35 home runs while slugging .624. Yainer Diaz is 14 for 38 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .202 batting average, 4.48 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
