Baseball fans, tonight is the night! The Houston Astros will take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Minute Maid Park at 7:10 PM CT. This game promises to be an exciting matchup as Houston is coming off a hot 5-1 road trip, where they swept the formerly 14-5 Atlanta Braves and took two-of-three against the formerly 19-3 Tampa Bay Rays.
In their last game, Hunter Brown threw a gem and limited the Rays to just two hits and two walks over seven shutout innings. Philadelphia, on the other hand, just finished a seven-game homestand by taking two-of-three from the Seattle Mariners.
The last time Houston and Philadelphia played was in the World Series, won by the Astros four-games-to-two. Yordan Alvarez was the big bat for the good guys, hitting a three-run homer that traveled 450 feet to dead center.
So get ready for some intense baseball action as Aaron Nola (1-2, 5.40) faces off against Framber Valdez (2-2, 2.25) tonight. The Astros have a 48.9 percent win rate over the Phillies through the regular season, going 281-294.
Don’t miss out on this thrilling game and stay tuned to find out how many wins Houston will secure over Philadelphia. Who’s ready for some baseball?
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