Pittsburgh at Houston

The Astros have staged a second consecutive year topping the 100-loss mark. Even bad teams have their moments and the Astros are no different. They are 7-7 over their last 14 games, including 4-1 in their last five at home with their win over the struggling Pirates last night. The playoffs-starved Pirates are once again going to fall short, which has been insured by a 2-12 stumble down the stretch in their last 14 games. The Pirates are now 4-17 vs. an opponent that allowed 2 runs or less in their previous game over their last 21 games in this situation. The road has also killed them at 3-13 in their last 16. Houston hasn't exactly been the place for the Pirates to get healthy as they are 31-70 here in their last 101 games. Play on Houston.