The Arizona Diamondbacks (77-70) will try to keep their playoff hopes alive on Friday when they visit the defending World Series champion Houston Astros (92-54) as large road underdogs at the sportsbooks.
The Diamondbacks have lost two games in a row to fall further behind in the race for a National League Wild Card spot while the Astros are an MLB-best 10-1 during the month of September and riding a three-game winning streak.
MLB betting line: The Astros opened as -170 favorites (wager $170 to win $100); the total is at eight runs, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.