Neither of these teams have been performing well offensively of late. Tampa Bay is hitting .236 over their last seven days and the Astros are hitting .219. These are also two of the better under teams in the majors thus far. It’s also a bullpen day for Houston as they own the best bullpen ERA in the AL, 2.71. Zack Littell has yet to win a game at home this season, owning a 4.50 ERA but has allowed three runs, or less, in each of his last six starts.

Tampa Bay's Zach Littell has three straight quality starts and hasn't allowed more than three earned since April 10. It's the first big-league start and Astros debut for lefty Brandon Walter. The 28-year-old made his big-league debut last year with Boston and got into nine games in relief with a 6.26 ERA. Houston almost surely is without closer Josh Hader and top setup man Bryan Abreu as both have pitched Sunday and Monday.