Houston Astros to start Framber Valdez in Game 1 of wild-card series
CLEVELAND — Framber Valdez will start Game 1 of the wild-card series for the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, manager Joe Espada announced prior to Sunday’s regular-season finale. Espada did not announce the rest of his rotation for the best-of-three wild-card series before Houston’s last regular-season game against the Guardians.