Seattle at Houston

Seattle is 5-10 on the road and winds up a nine-game trek here. They look road weary losing six of seven. They go with rookie righty Matt Brash (6.88 ERA), who has a 9.82 ERA on the road. Houston has shut out the Mariners in the first two games, 3-0 and 4-0. Baseball home teams like the Astros that are averaging 3.9 or fewer runs are 28-6 after allowing 2 runs or less in two consecutive contests. Houston has a big edge on the mound Justin Verlander (1.73 ERA) and is 39-14 against Seattle, including 39-16 in this ball park. Play Houston.