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MLB pick on Fri, Aug. 21 - Under Arizona vs. Houston

3* ‘UNDER 9’ Arizona Diamondbacks (Petit) at Houston Astros (Oswalt) 6:05 PM
The Astros and Diamondbacks have both cooled off at the plate with Arizona batting .240 over the last ten games and Houston batting .251. Just twice in the past eleven games has Arizona topped four runs and Houston has scored two or fewer runs in five of the last seven games. The ‘under’ is 34-24-4 in games at Minute Maid Park this season and less than 8.6 runs per game are being scored in Houston despite a reputation as a higher scoring park.

The Diamondbacks are batting just .235 in road games this year and Roy Oswalt allowed just one run over seven innings in his last start against Arizona in June. Oswalt has just six wins this season but he has allowed one run or less in seven of his last 13 starts. The ‘under’ is 6-4 in his home starts and he owns an impressive 3.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Oswalt’s ERA in night games is just 3.67 and the Houston bullpen owns a 3.85 ERA in home games.

Yusmeiro Petit has terrible numbers for the season but he has allowed just ten runs in his last four starts. Petit owns a 4.15 ERA in his road starts as his main struggles have been at home at Chase Field. Arizona’s bullpen has shown significant improvement in the last month and the ‘under’ is 9-4 in the last 13 Arizona games which they have played as underdogs. The ‘under’ is also 32-24-3 in Arizona road games.