Seattle at Houston

Mike Burrows came to the Astros from the Pirates this season with a lot of promise. That promise had not manifested itself until now. Burrows pitched a gem in his last start, a 10-0 road win against the Reds six days ago. Burrows gave up three hits with one walk and six strikeouts in seven innings. Seattle is pitching Luis Castillo, who has been its worst pitcher by far this season. Castillo is 0-4 with a 6.57 ERA and 1.62 ratio. The Mariners have lost his last five starts, getting outscored by 21 runs in those games. The Astros not only get Castillo here, but they have home field, where they have played better this season, and are riding momentum from a 4-3 extra-inning victory last night. Outfielder Zach Cole had a career-best three hits for Houston in the victory. Take the Astros.