The Phillies were right on cue with winning the first game of a series. First, it was a win at St. Louis, then at Atlanta, and also at San Diego. Now it’s at Houston. The Phillies played their last regular-season series at Houston. They won the first game, then the Astros won the last two. One of those was started by Framber Valdez, who went five strong innings, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out 10 in a 3-2 Houston victory. The Astros have won 11 of Valdez’s last 13 starts. Take them to win.