The Houston Astros head back home on Tuesday and will welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to town for a two game series. Houston is 101-53 on the season and lead the AL West. The Astros are riding a two game win streak and have won seven of their last ten games. Houston carries a winning 50-23 home field record.'
Lance McCullers Jr. will make his 8th start for the Houston Astros. McCullers is 4-1 on the season with 41.2 innings pitched. McCullers has 45 strikeouts and carries a 2.38 ERA. McCullers pitched 7 innings in two of his last three starts. The Houston Astros are ranked 1st in the MLB with an average of 3.2 runs allowed per game'
The Arizona Diamondbacks have won just three of their last ten games heading into Houston. Arizona is 4th in the NL West with a 71-83 record. The Diamondbacks are averaging 7.5 hits per game'which'ranks 28th worst in the MLB. Arizona is led by Christian Walker who has 130 hits on the season.