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Arizona at Houston

August 16, 2017
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Houston jumped out to an 8-0 lead and held on to beat the Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night as it banged out 13 hits. Arizona has lost Taijuan Walker's last six starts, including 8-3 against the Cubs on Friday when he gave up five runs in five innings, including two home runs plus hitting two batters. Houston has won 37 of its last 52 interleague games and 11 of its last 16 home games against right-handed starters and the Astros are 22-6 their last 28 games against NL West teams. Arizona has lost five of its last seven and still is under .500 on the road with a 27-30 record. Charlie Morton is 6-2 with a 3.65 ERA at home and he is 8-3 in night games this year. Eight Diamondbacks hitters have faced Morton and they are a combined 10-for-52 against him for a .192 batting average. Take the Astros.

1 unit on Houston -145 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.69)
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