Houston at Tampa Bay

Houston has taken over first place in the AL West with a five-game win streak following a three-game sweep of Boston. The Astros routed the Red Sox 10-2 on Sunday while scoring nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings, featuring a three-run homer by Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez's third home run in two games. The Astros have won Framber Valdez's past eight starts, and he came off a 4-2 victory against Texas on Tuesday when he allowed two runs on one hit in 8 2/3 innings. Houston has won five road games in a row, and Tampa Bay has lost 13 of its past 16 games as a home underdog of +110 to +150. The Rays are 2-8 in Taj Bradley's past 10 starts as underdogs of +110 to +150. Bradley has allowed nine runs on 13 hits in 9 2/3 innings in his past two outings. Take the Astros as a Max Play.