DraftKings / B365. Framber Valdez has traditionally had lower strikeout numbers away from home, and I’m willing to test that theory in his first road start of 2025. Valdez will face the Mariners, who despite their high strikeout totals in 2024, have run a 22.5% strikeout rate as a team thus far (slightly better than league average). And Valdez actually has pedestrian strikeout numbers against the heart of this lineup (under in all four starts last season, with only 17 strikeouts in 22.1 innings).

The Houston Astros lost a heartbreaker yesterday to the Seattle Mariners, after allowing a two out two run hit in the bottom of the eighth. Now the Astros are just 2-5 over their last seven games. Tonight, I believe they settle in after traveling in from Minnesota Sunday. Take the value on the Astros as they will have their bullpen back at full strength after Josh Hader was unavailable yesterday.