Fat and happy after sweeping the Rangers in Texas, the Astros got whacked at home, 11-2, by the Padres on Friday.

I see this as a great bounce back spot for Houston. The Padres are one of the biggest underachievers in baseball. They are second only to the Royals in money lost by bettors.

This is an action play for me with a pitching matchup of Christian Javier versus Seth Lugo, who has been pitching well but has faced weak-hitting opponents during his last three starts.

The Astros rank fifth in runs scored, while the unclutch Padres are 17th in runs and 23rd in batting average.