Seattle at Houston

Seattle begins a road trip at a tough venue as the Astros have one of the best home marks (30-14) in the league. Seattle is 22-35 against AL teams that allow 4.4 or fewer runs per contest. Starter Logan Gilbert has cooled off, winless over his last three starts with a 3.71 ERA and has a 4.36 career ERA against Houston. Houston is second in the majors in pitching ERA (3.06), 94-66 versus winning teams, plus 70-45 against starting pitchers that strike out five or more batters per contest. Righty Jose Urquidy has been great at home (2.63 ERA) and the Astros are 20-6 when he starts in night games. With Houston on a 45-18 run against Seattle, including 41-18 in this park, back home field. Play Houston.