Houston at Seattle

Seattle's offense has improved this season to 14th in baseball in runs scored, while the pitching is still deep and dominant. One of those aces goes here in Hisashi Iwakuma (3-0, 1,76 ERA). His streak of 17 scoreless innings came to an end the last start, but his ERA is still a sizzling 1.76, and he has now pitched eight innings in three straight starts while walking only two batters in 30.2 innings this season. The Mariners are 8-3 after a loss and 18-8 in Iwakuma's last 26 home starts. Last place Houston is in town with all kinds of problems, a bad road team with no offense (27th in runs, 26th in on base percentage). Houston is off a rare win, but the Astros are 13-31 following a victory and 16-45 as an underdog. The Astros are 3-13 in starter Dallas Keuchel's last 16 starts with five days of rest. Seattle has won four of the last five against Houston, so grab the home team. Play Seattle.