Houston at Washington

This is the rubber game of the series as Houston won 5-3 on Friday before losing 5-4 in 10 innings yesterday. Joey Meneses hit a walk-off RBI single after the Astros blew a two-run lead in the ninth. Cristian Javier was supposed to start for the Astros, but he was scratched due to neck discomfort and Hunter Brown will go instead. Brown has recovered from two terrible outings and threw a quality start against Atlanta on Tuesday allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. Mitchell Parker made his first start for Washington and gave up two runs in five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Houston is 28-14 on the road following a loss the past two seasons ans 13-2 in Sunday road games. The Nationals have lost five of nine. Play the Astros as a Max Play.