Houston at Seattle

This is the second straight road game for Houston on the West Coast. 34-year-old Justin Verlander makes his debut for the Astros and is 4-6 with a 4.78 ERA on the road this season. He's allowed 16 of his 23 homers on the road. The Astros are 2-10 against a left-handed starter and faces Seattle southpaw Ariel Miranda, who has a 3.61 ERA at home where batters hit .201 off him. Seattle is a home dog but plays its fifth straight home game. Seattle has plenty of offensive punch, winning three of four outscoring the opposition 22-16. In the last five games the offense has scored 29 runs. And Seattle is 66-48 after having won two of their last three games. Play Seattle.