Houston at Texas

You have to give lots of respect to Yu Darvish who has been very good in his short career. However, he is not pitching very well right now, allowing at least 4 runs in four of his last six starts. to complicate matters, the Rangers are simply not a good team this season. Over their last 20 games they are a dismal 3-17, and Darvish has been involved in three of those losses. Houston is a much improved team, and Dallas Kuechel has developed into a top-of-the-rotation pitcher with an ERA of 3.06 on the season, matching Darvish in the win column with eight victories. Houston owns a 6-1 record in Kuechel's last seven starts on regular four days rest, and Texas is now 2-12 in their last 14 after surrendering 5+ runs in their previous game. Make the play on Houston.