Houston at Texas

The Houston Astros will be totally disrespected this season, coming off a disastrous 111 loss campaign from last season. Houston has simply been totally uncompetitive the past few seasons. The good thing for this club is that there is no place to go but up. Early in the season, they play with hope, and enthusiasm - before the losses mount. Houston is off a well earned road win last night, and should take the field with confidence against the Rangers. Texas has taken a hit in the rotation. They now have to deal with the absence of slugger Adrien Beltre who will be out with a quad strain. That should he troublesome to a Rangers lineup that has produced 3 runs or less in five of their nine games, and at 4-6 Houston has been competitive. Take Houston on the runline.