1) I like home dogs.
2) Astros light up R.A. Dickey
HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. R.A. DICKEY BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS Brian Bixler 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 Travis Buck 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667 Jason Castro 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 Matt Downs 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 Chris Johnson 14 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643 Carlos Lee 21 8 3 0 1 5 0 2 .381 .381 .667 1.048 Jed Lowrie 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833 Jordan Schafer 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 Chris Snyder 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 Brett Wallace 11 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .364 .364 .636 1.000 Totals 73 26 9 0 3 10 1 6 .356 .360 .603 .963
3) Bud Norris pretty much keeps the Mets bats at bay.
Plus, I think Norris is the better pitcher in this match up, sure his numbers are a little high so far, but he's not a bad starter, I always liked his stuff, I am not big on R.A Dickey, never have been.
Houston is not going to win any pennants any time soon, but they aren't the trash team everybody thought they were, I like them in this spot, not huge, but they are a live home bow-wow.
Houston +106 1.5*