The struggling Rays will try to avoid a sweep to the Houston Astros. The Astros have been Red-Hot winning seven in a row. They now have a 1.5 game lead over the Mariners.The Rays have lost two in a row and four of their last five. The Astros pitching has been outstanding as they have allowed just three runs in the two games in this series and five runs in their last three games. On the season Houston is 32-29 on the road.Ronel Blanco will make the start for Houston. He is 9-6 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. The Astros have won two of his last three starts.They Rays have struggled to score runs, ranking 28th in runs scored. Zack Littell gets the start for the Rays. He is 5-8 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. The Rays have struggled to score runs and even though Littell pitched well against Houston last time out, I ant put my money on the Rays bats at this oint.

Play on Houston. This is a 3% play.