Houston at San Francisco

Houston plays its fifth straight road contest on a 6-8 run. Ronel Blanco has walked 27 battrers in 64+ innings pitched, and the team has lost his last two starts to St. Louis (4-2) and to Minnesota (6-1), each time as a favorite. On the road, he's walked 14 in 30+ innings. The Astros are 13-24 when the moneyline is -100 to -150. San Francisco has won four of five and plays its second straight home game after beating Houston yesterday, 4-3. Jordan Hicks (2.82 ERA) has a 2.52 ERA at home where he's holding batters to a .225 average while walking just seven in 39+ innings. The offense is 13th in runs scored and 10th in on-base percentage, so back home field. Play San Francisco.