Framber Valdez, coming off a strong outing last week in Seattle, gets the start in the Astros’ series opener Monday in St. Louis.
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ST. LOUIS — The Houston Astros begin a three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium. Framber Valdez is set to start for Houston against Sonny Gray.
Astros’ lineupDH Altuve3B ParedesLF Alvarez1B WalkerC DiazSS PeñaRF Smith2B DubónCF McCormick
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Cardinals’ lineupLF NootbaarDH Baker1B Contreras3B ArenadoSS DonovanRF Walker2B GormanC PagésCF Scott II
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When: 6:45 p.m.
TV: Space City Home Network with Todd Kalas (play-by-play), Geoff Blum (analyst) and Julia Morales (field reporter) on the call.
Radio: 790 AM and 740 AM (joined in progress) with Robert Ford (play-by-play) and Steve Sparks (analyst). Spanish broadcast on 93.3 FM with Francisco Romero and Alex Treviño.
In taking two of three from the Angels, the Astros proved to be selective at the plate. Isaac Paredes is on a roll but Zach Dezenzo’s role has become unclear. Read more here.
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A five-run second inning fuels Houston while Hayden Wesneski struck out a career-high 10 in six innings to earn his first win with the Astros. Read more here.
