Texas is on a 10 game losing streak with a 7-3 loss to Houston last night. Texas is throwing Kyle Gibson who is 6-2 on the season with a 2.86 ERA, but has hit the skids in July with an 0-2 record and 7.41 ERA. Gibson is 1-1 on the road with a 4.06 ERA, but 4-1 at night with a 2.71 ERA and sporting a sub 2 ERA against the Astros in three starts. Houston is in first place in the West at 59-39 and are 32-20 at home. Houston is throwing Framber Valdez who is 5-2 on the season with a 3.26 ERA and 2-0 at home with a 3.67 ERA. Valdez is 4-0 at night with a 2.89 ERA and making his first start against Texas this season. Look for Valdez to struggle once again in July with an ERA over five allowing four runs over five inning while Gibson goes six innings allowing two runs in a 6-2 win for the Rangers to end their losing streak. Play Texas

These two teams are geographic rivals and Friday's game started well for Washington with a run in the 4th inning, but in the bottom half of the inning gave up a pair to Baltimore, the a run in the 5th, then two more in the 6th and a run in the 7th on their way to losing 6-1. Washington is looking to bounce back with Scherzer on the mound who is 7-4 with a 2.83 ERA, 5-2 on the road with a 3.38 ERA and 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA at night. In 14 career starts against the Orioles Scherzer is 7-2 with a 3.17 ERA and in 7 starts in Baltimore Scherzer is 4-0 with a 3.48 ERA. Baltimore has Matt Harvey on the mound who is 4-10 on the season with a 7.13 ERA, 1-6 at home with a 7.60 ERA and 2-5 at night with a 7.71 ERA. Harvey has one start against Washington this year with a 9.64 ERA and a loss with a .429 batting average against. Harvey, an ex-Met, has faced Washington many times in his career and is 3-8 in 18 games including 17 starts with a 3.97 ERA. Look for the National bats to smack Harvey around let by Soto and Harrison who are hitting over .400 against Harvey in a 7-2 win for Washington. Play Washington