Pittsburgh at Houston

The Pirates have won 10 of 13 in this matchup this season including 6 of 7 here in Houston! Houston is as cold as it gets having lost eight of nine. Meanwhile Pittsburgh has won four of five. Wandy Rodriguez has been all over the board for Houston. He's 6-3 with a 2.54 ERA at home but he's just 8-13 overall on the year and he's been slipping of late (5.28 ERA his last three). The Pirates are averaging 5.4 runs per game over their last seven while Houston has averaged 2.4. The Astros are 42-62 for -22 units on the season vs. RHP. Pittsburgh is just a half game below .500 vs. LHP and they've made bettors money on the season vs. southpaws and on the road overall. Houston is 24-38 on the season vs. losing teams. Pittsburgh is 63-84 overall but they are 36-36 vs. division foes. We'll take the Pirates as a dog here.