Houston at Miami

The Miami Marlins added a lot of key parts and hope to contend in the tough NL East. It may take some time for all those parts to come together and they have opened the season a sluggish 3-5. The Astros have been a lot more competitive than many considered them to be. At 3-4, they have actually outscored their opponents in the seven games. Many thought Carlos Zambrano needed a change of scenery, but his Marlins debut was more of the same - a good pitcher gone bad and struggling mentally. The Marlins have had all kinds of problems with right-hand pitching, posting a 13-38 mark in their last 51 against them. Play on Houston.