The Houston Astros possess a luxury that not many teams in baseball are fortunate enough to have. Finding one ace to anchor a starting rotation is hard enough. For the last few years, Framber Valdez has filled that void.

Probable pitching matchups and start times: LHP Logan Allen (3-3, 4.22) vs. LHP Colton Gordon (0-1, 5.94) Friday at 7:10 p.m.; RHP Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.79) vs. RHP Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.83) Saturday at 4:10 p.m. and RHP Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.89) vs. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1, 4.44) Sunday at 1:40 p.m.

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