Houston at Atlanta

A difficult situational spot for Houston playing its sixth consecutive road contest. They've lost three of five on the road after a 6-2 loss to the defending champs yesterday. Starter Cristian Javier is much better at home with a 3.80 ERA on the road. He struggled badly against Atlanta in the World Series with a 12.20 ERA in three relief appearances. Atlanta is on a 10-1 run ranked third in the majors offensively in runs scored, #11 in on-base percentage, second in slugging, and #12 in steals. The Braves are 56-26 in night games, as well as 63-28 as a favorite. Starter Spencer Strider has a 2.66 ERA at home and is having a strong campaign overall with 142 Ks in 94+ innings while holding batters to a .184 average. With the Braves winning 10 of the last 14 meetings in this park against Houston, back home field. Play Atlanta as a Max Play.