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4-unit Play Take #927 Houston Astros (+135) over Seattle Mariners (10:10pm ET) The Houston Astros clearly aren't having a great season at just 22-44 thru their first 66 games in 2013. They're on pace for over 100 losses, but that's what everyone expected from this young team that is rebuilding their franchise. That's certainly factored into the betting line, but most people aren't paying attention to the fact that this team is vastly improved from the start of the season. They are 12-14 in their last 26 games and 15 of those were on the road. They are extremely young and a lot of these guys belong in the minor leagues, but they're getting big league experience and that's helping them progress even faster in some respects. Tonight they should get some good swings against a starting pitcher that doesn't belong in the major leagues - Jeremy Bonderman. The right-hander hasn't pitched since 2010 with the Tigers and he's getting a chance with the Seattle Mariners due to their lack of depth in the rotation this season. He's made two starts so far and struck out a grand total of three batters in 10 2/3 innings of work. His ERA in those outings is 6.75 and I don't expect it to improve from there. Jordan Lyles goes for the Astros and he has been one of Houston's better pitchers this season. He's 3-1 with a 4.03 ERA thus far and has a good knack for keeping the ball down and inducing plenty of groundballs. He doesn't need to be perfect in this one, as the Astros should be able to put plenty of runs on the board off of Bonderman. Kendrys Morales is also likely out of action for the M's today, and he's one of the more potent bats in their lineup. Take Houston at a nice underdog price against one of the AL's worst starters.
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