The Houston Astros' Justin Verlander will look to secure the AL Cy Young award with a dominating performance against the Arizona Diamondbacks and ack Gallen. Zac Gallen is 12-3 this season,, with a 2.46 ERA. Verlander is 17-4, with a 1.82 ERA. Arizona and Houston split their last 10 meetings. of the best in the league, with the team giving up 3.23 runs per game. Opponents have a .213 batting average against the Astros, which is second in the league. Their 2.92 ERA is also second, as is their 1.10 WHIP. In his last start, Verlander gave up six hits and two runs in six innings, leading to a 2-0 loss to Baltimore. They will need a similar effort from him if they want to get the win. The Astros have won six of their last eight games and four of their last five home games. The Astros offense has scored at least five runs in eight of their last 11 games. Gallen has given up six runs in his last three starts. The Diamondbacks have lost three of their last four games and seven of their last 10 road games. Verlander has given only two runs in his last four starts and hasn’t given up a run in three straight home starts. Verlander has all but locked up the Cy Young and I am looking for him to put a cherry on the top with another outstanding performance against a weak D'backs lineup.

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