Colorado at Houston

Houston has won six of seven after its 4-1 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday when Corey Julks had four hits and rookie Grae Kessinger hit his first career home run for the Astros, who held Colorado to three hits. The Rockies are 13-30 on the road and firmly in last place in the NL West, with Chase Anderson on the mound today. Anderson is 0-3 with a 6.50 ERA and 1.51 WHIP and he is fortunate to still be in the majors after allowing an unbelievable 22 runs on 23 hits his past three starts in only 9 1/3 innings pitched. Colorado has lost those three games by a combined score of 53-10, which might be some kind of record. The Rockies' bullpen has a 5.00 ERA and 1.53 WHIP with only 19 saves. J.P. France comes off seven shutout innings on four hits in a 14-0 win over St. Louis on Thursday. Houston is 50-24 its past 74 games against teams with below .400 winning percentages. Take the Astros as a Max Play.