At Minute Maid Park on Friday, the Houston Astros (75-65) begin a three-game series versus the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-62), at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The favored Astros (-155 moneyline odds) take the field at home against the Diamondbacks (+130). The scheduled starters are Framber Valdez (13-6) for the Houston Astros, and Brandon Pfaadt (9-7) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks were defeated by the Giants 3-2 yesterday. Geraldo Perdomo led the way offensively after going 2-for-5, and Kevin Ginkel took the loss, pitching 2/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out one.