The Astros will send Framber Valdez to the mound. He is 9-4 with a 2.73 ERA this season. The Dodgers will counter with Shohei Ohtani. He is 0-0, with a 2.25 ERA. The Astros pounded the Dodgers in Game one. Valdez is 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in three starts versus the Dodgers. Over the last 10 games the Astros have posted a 3.94 ERA, and have allowed three runs or less in three of their last five games. Houston has scored five runs or more in four straight overall and five straight on the road. They put up 18 last night. The Dodgers have won nine of their previous 11 games. Ohtani is 3-6 with a 4.01 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 13 starts against the Astros. The Dodgers have held their opponents to two runs or less in three of their last five games, and they have scored four runs or more in six of their last seven games. The Los Angeles has posted a 5.00 ERA with a 1.42 WHIP in their last five games against the Astros (not including last night). Ohtani has only pitched more than one inning once this season, and the Dodgers bullpen was wrecked last night. On the season, the bullpen is 22nd in team ERA at 4.16. Valdez is coming off back-to-back shutout outings. .Houston has an edge on the mound and at a nice + money price, I can’t pass it up.

PLay on Houston. This is a 3% play.