Detroit at Houston

This is the third straight road game for the Detroit Tigers and this is a brutal spot. They are stuck with 32-year-old Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 14.73 ERA), who surrendered eight hits, six earned runs in three+ innings in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Yankees. Last season he was 2-7 on the road with a 5.93 ERA in 82 innings where opponents hit .353. That included a 12.91 ERA against Houston in two starts, getting ripped for 15 hits and 11 runs. This is nothing new as the last three years Pelfrey is 5-15 on the road with a 5.27 ERA. The Tigers are 6-14 when their opponent scores two runs or fewer in their previous game and they face a talented young Houston team that is hungry for a win. Reigning American League Cy Young Award Dallas Keuchel goes here, with a 1.46 ERA at home last season. The Astros are 22-4 in his last 26 home starts. Two-time AL hits leader Jose Altuve has rebounded from a 5-for-24 start by going 8-for-17 with two homers, three doubles, four RBIs and six runs scored in his last four outings. Houston is 31-11 when Keuchel starts, so grab the talented home team with its ace and play on Houston.