Houston’s J.P. France struggled in his first start at home. He allowed six earned runs to the Cubs in 3.2 innings of work. France now faces a Minnesota team resting some key bats. The Twins are hitting .214 with a .665 OPS on the road this season. The Astros have their full lineup to face Sonny Gray, who hasn’t pitched more then five innings in May. Gray allowed one earned run off Houston back in April at home, but that was without Jose Altuve.

Always nice to get Houston this cheaply at home. Sonny Gray has been fantastic for Minnesota but coming back to earth this month with a 3.72 ERA. The Twins are banged up in the lineup, including no Byron Buxton. The Astros are 14-3 in their last 17 games to put them a season-high 10 games above .500. Dustin : The Astros are 14-3 in their last 17 games to put them a season-high 10 games above .500. Astros skipper Dusty Baker can tie Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy (2,125) for eighth on the all-time list with a win today