Diamondbacks are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Houston.
We're getting an awfully high price with a very good
pitcher in this matchup. Livan Hernandez has been
sensational in his first seven starts (3.20 ERA), he
is coming off two terrific outings (1.38) and he's up
against a Houston team that hasn't been scoring all
that many runs (only 3.8 per game vs. righthanders
at home). The Diamondbacks average about the
same numbers of runs per game vs. righties, but
they are 17-11 (+$485) in that situation. So what
we have is an even matchup in which we can take
a generous +176 on the visitor.