HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Athletics and Houston Astros continue their weekend series Saturday evening at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. under cloudy skies and 82 degrees.

Oakland (30-32) will start right-hander Tatsuya Imai (2-3). The Astros (28-36) counter with right-hander Kade Morris.

Imai makes his 12th start of the season. He has not faced Houston this year.

Morris will be making his second start since being called up. He has not faced Oakland.

The Athletics snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-inning win Wednesday at the Chicago Cubs, but lost the series finale 7-6 on Thursday. Designated hitter Shea Langeliers homered twice and drove in three runs in that game. Right-hander J.T. Ginn, who starts Sunday, tossed six innings, allowing one earned run with eight strikeouts.

Ginn is a player to watch. In his past five starts, he has a 1.80 ERA over 28 1/3 innings with 29 strikeouts. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of those outings.

Houston lost 5-1 to Pittsburgh on Thursday. Reliever Steven Okert threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Okert has been sharp recently, allowing one earned run over his past 10 appearances spanning 11 innings, with 13 strikeouts.

The Astros won the series opener 5-0 on Friday. The season series is tied 2-2. Houston won 11-0 on April 4 in Oakland, while the Athletics won 11-4 on April 3 and 12-10 on April 5.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 Astros victory. is a minus-1.5 favorite on the run line, and the over-under is 9.

After Saturday, the teams meet again Sunday in the series finale. then returns home for a six-game homestand against Milwaukee and Colorado. Houston travels to Los Angeles to face the Angels on Monday.