I want both the Astros and Padres going for me off surprising losses on Friday. Both are heavily favored. But to mitigate the high juice, I'm playing them in a two-team parlay.

The Astros have Hunter Brown going and their two best relievers, closer Josh Hader and setup man Ryan Pressley, are rested.

Brown has surrendered two or fewer earned runs in 10 of his last 12 starts. Each of his last nine wins have been by more than one run.

Houston had won eight in a row before losing, 5-4, to the White Sox Friday night. The White Sox are a major league-worst 30-93.

Chris Flexen is slated to start for Chicago. He's 2-11 with a 5.34 ERA.

The Padres have been sizzling, too. They are 12-3 in their last 15 games. They have Dylan Cease, the NL strikeout leader, going for them here against the Rockies. Cease held Colorado to one hit and had eight strikeouts when he last pitched at Coors Field back in April.

Kyle Freeland gets the start for Colorado. He has a 5.75 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. The Rockies have the highest bullpen ERA in the majors at 5.69.