Texas at Houston

The Houston Astros lose a lot of games. At first glance of the line here, one would make a knee-jerk reaction and side with the Texas Rangers. The public certainly has taken the bait as 65% of them are on the visitors in this one. There are a few problems with that logic. Over the last 16 games, it is Houston with a better record than Texas. The Rangers' rotation has been diminished by injuries, and Nick Tepesch is just 4-6 with a 4.84 ERA. Houston has received top-of-the-rotation work from Scott Feldman with his 1.93 ERA on the season, and his former team has a lifetime .197 batting average against him. The Rangers are going through a troubling stretch, and are mis-matched on the mound here. Play on Houston.