Houston at Baltimore

Baltimore's miserable season hit rock bottom on Saturday as the Orioles were annihilated by the Astros, 23-2, and today they have to face Justin Verlander, who is 15-4 with a 2.68 ERA. Houston has won his last five starts and six of his last seven. The Astros banged out 25 hits yesterday in the highest-scoring game in their history. Houston has won eight games in a row and now has an 11-game lead in the AL West while Baltimore is 38-78 overall and 17-43 at home. The Astros are 62-55 on the runline compared to 50-66 for the Orioles. Verlander is 5-0 and has allowed only five earned runs in 31 innings since the All-Star break. Asher Wolciechowski is 2-5, and he's given up nine runs in 8 2/3 innings his last two starts. Play the Astros on the runline.