Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies Betting Picks

It's been a brutal road trip for the Philadelphia offense - two games, no runs! They've lost the first two in Houston, 1-0 and 2-0. Cristopher Sanchez (2.87 ERA) takes the mound today, and he has a 2.54 ERA on the road. The Phillies are on a 28-19-3 run UNDER the total. Houston's offense ranks 20th in runs scored and 15th in slugging, but they're in first place due to their great pitching, which is fifth in ERA (3.43). Hunter Brown (1.88 ERA) is holding batters to a .178 average and has a 1.19 ERA at home. The bullpen is second in the majors in ERA (3.21). The Astros are on a 25-14-1 run UNDER the total. Take Philadelphia/Houston UNDER the total.

Philadelphia is back in first place in the NL East after winning nine of 12 although the Phillies do come off a 1-0 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night. It was their fourth UNDER in six games and the Phillies are 9-1-1 UNDER in Zack Wheeler's past 11 starts versus AL West opponents. Also, Philadelphia is 4-0-2 UNDER following a loss. Houston is 6-0-1 UNDER against NL East opponents. The Phillies have won Wheeler's past three starts as he has allowed just two earned runs in 17 innings and they have won eight of nine starts by Wheeler. Philadelphia has gone UNDER five straight road games against the Astros and 10 of the past 11 meetings overall have stayed UNDER. The Phillies have won 15 of 20 against American League teams. Take the Phillies and the UNDER.