Houston Astros vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 13 (4/13): MLB

Credit: photo by  Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time	3:40 p.m. EST
Astros money line	-155
Astros run line	-1.5 (+100)
Dbacks money line	+130
Dbacks run line	+1.5 (-120)
Over / under	9

 

Key stats

	Houston Astros	Arizona Diamondbacks
Record	4-1	1-4
Road / home record	4-1	1-4
Last 10 record	4-1	1-4
Streak	W2	L4
Over / under record	1-4	1-4
Runs / game	5.00	2.75
Runs allowed / game	2.50	5.00

 

Preview

The Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks will play the second game of the short series at the Chase Field in Phoenix, Az. In a very close game the Astros got the win in the first of the series 2-1.

Houston Astros

Houston won the first game of the series in a very close game. Siri sparked the Astros with a hustle double that started a two-out rally, Michael Brantley drove him home two batters later and Houston edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Astros are 4-1 so far and are averaging 5 runs per game while allowing just 2.5 runs. Alex Bregman led the team with a .389 avg 2 home runs and 6 RBI.

Luis Garcia threw four scoreless innings for Houston. Hector Neris (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth.

Probable Pitcher: 

Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.0 ERA) will take the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Astros. Valdez allowed two hits and one walk while striking out six across 6.2 scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday against the Angels.

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Dbacks won the first game of the season but have lost the last 4 games. They've shown poor offense, averaging only .129 at bat and 19 hits, allowing 5 runs per game. David Peralta leads with .222 avg, Seth Beer has 3 RBI and Christian Walker has 3 home runs.

Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner gave up one run and five hits over five innings, walking two and striking out two.

Probable Pitcher:

Merrill Kelly (0-0, 3.00 ERA) will be on the mound for the Dbacks in the 2nd game of the series. Kelly initially lined up to start Friday's series opener against the Mets, but he'll be moved up to start at home Wednesday since Zac Gallen (undisclosed) is no longer scheduled to pitch Tuesday. He was 7-11 with an ERA of 4.44 and 130 strikeouts in 27 appearances in 2021.

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games.

Houston are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Arizona.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games.

Arizona are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.

Prediction

The Dbacks have lost 4 games in a row and they'll now face Framber Valdez who allowed only 2 hits in his last games and no runs. The Astros struggled to score some runs in the game but they faced Bumgarner the best pitcher of the Dbacks. They'll now face Kelly who's not even close to what Madison is as a pitcher. Astros should pound the Dbacks on this one.

PICK: Astros -1.5 (+100)

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