The Rays are coming into this game with a 55-54 record this season and they have not been playing well in their last 2 games. They have lost their last 2 straight games, scoring just 2 runs in each, and 1 of those losses came at home against the Marlins who have been one of the worst teams in the league all season. They are going up against an Astros team that is 57-52 this season and has not been playing well in their recent games either, but they beat the Rays 3-2 in the series opener on Friday and that will give them some confidence as they are pushing to stay ahead in their division right now. Zack Littell is starting for the Rays in this game and he is 4-7 with a 4.18 ERA this season. He has not been great in his recent starts and has also been much worse on the road. He has allowed at least 5 earned runs in 2 of his last 4 starts, and he has also allowed at least 5 earned runs in his last 2 straight as well as 3 of his last 5 road starts, allowing a combined 12 earned runs in less than 10 innings pitched in his last 2 road starts. He has not seen this Astros lineup this season but he has struggled on the road recently and the Astros are going to score runs here as their offense has been heating up. Ronel Blanco is starting for the Astros in this game and he is 9-5 with a 2.95 ERA this season. He has struggled a bit recently as he has allowed 4 earned runs in each of his last 2 starts, but he has still been one of the best starters in this rotation this year as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 3 of his last 5 starts as well. He has also been much better at home as he has allowed just 2 earned runs or less in 4 of his last 5 home starts, and his only bad start in that span was his last one as he allowed 4 earned runs against the Dodgers who have one of the better offenses in the league. He will be hungry to bounce back here as he has been pitching very well at home recently, and the Rays also have one of the weaker offenses in the league this season so he will shut them down no problem here. The Astros are going to win this game at home.