New York Mets come into this game having lost 2 in a row and 7 of their last 10. The Mets are 33-38 on the year and 16-23 on the road. Scherzer is starting for New York and he has either shutdown opponents allowing 1 or 0 earned runs or like his last two starts he has got hit hard. Scherzer has allowed 18 hits and 11 earned runs over his last two starts (8 innings)

Houston comes into this game having lost 4 in a row having been swept by the Cincinnati Reds the hottest team in baseball. Houston is starting Brown in this game who has allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in 7 of his last 9 starts. Brown is off a 7 inning start where he allowed 4 hits and 0 earned runs.

Neither of these teams are playing all that well right now however Houston is the better team and are at home and facing a pitcher (Scherzer) has struggled mightily his last two starts. This is a good spot for Houston to end their losing streak against the disappointing Mets.

Pick: Houston Astros ML