A winning streak will be on the line for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday when they battle the Houston Astros at Chase Field.The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Wandy Rodriguez in this game. Rodriguez has a 12-8 record and a 2.82 ERA this season.
Rodriguez's opponent in this one will be Dan Haren. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 2.73 ERA to go along with a 12-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers at Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Diamondbacks pounded the Astros for the second straight night with a 9-0 win on Saturday, as -130 favorites. The nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Justin Upton went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and two runs batted in for the Diamondbacks. Jon Garland tossed seven scoreless innings for the win.
Bud Norris gave up six runs over five innings in the loss for the Astros, who were +110 underdogs.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Arizona has won 3 straight games.
A few trends to consider:
Houston is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Arizona
Houston is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Houston
