The Astros and Marlins open a three-game Interleague series. Houston will send Framber Valdez to the mound. He is 9-7 with a 3.30 ERA while Miami will send Braxton Garrett out for the start. Garrett is 6-3 with a 4.08 EWRA. As a team, Houston has the third-best team at 3.77 team. Valdez has struggled over his last five starts and over his last five starts posting a 6.10 ERA. The Marlins have a staff ERA of 4.20 ERA which ranks 16th and have allowed five or more runs in seven of their last 11 games. Garrett has posted a 2.65 ERA over his last three starts. The Houston offense has been putting up big numbers since the break. Houston is 13-9 in Valdez’s starts this season and 6-3 in his road starts. the Marlins have struggled since the break but the Astros have been winning.

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