The White Sox should be bigger favorites here. But the line is short here because Dallas Keuchel is pitching for Houston. Keuchel was brilliant last year in winning the Cy Young Award by going 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA. But this year he's struggling giving up 44 hits during his last five starts spanning 29 1/3 innings.

Keuchel has had problems on the road going 2-5 with a 5.51 ERA. Lifetime, he's 10 games under .500 on the road with a 4.50 ERA.

The White Sox are having a much better season, too, than the Astros being 10 games above .500 while Houston is nine games under .500.

Southpaw Carlos Rondon has been up and down. But I trust him more at home than I do the overrated Keuchel on the road behind an inferior bullpen. Houston has lost 16 of the past 21 times when facing a lefty.

The White Sox also have defeated the Astros in seven of their last eight home games.