The Astros have Framber Valdez going and he won both his home starts vs the Yankees, Cortes for NY worked his way up to 75 pitched but was hit hard in his last spring training start and could struggle with this lineup on the road.

The Houston Astros had an outstanding season last year but still failed short of their postseason hopes. The offense was able to dominate as they were fifth in baseball with a .768 team OPS while scoring 5.1 runs per game.
Houston has shown the ability to be a consistent threat and I expect another big year for them.



Today's starter Valdez makes his 3rd straight Opening day start and and is the ace of this staff at the moment. Look for the Astros to get the win here this evening.