Slated to start just after three, it would be a little after four before first pitch.
For Houston, Luis Garcia made his 10th start of the season. Coming in, he was 3-3 with a 3.14 ERA, a 1.068 WHIP, 9.4 K/9, and an opposing slashline of .204/.266/.381. His opponent, Kris Bubic, was making his sixth start and seventh overall appearance of the season.
Although Bubic’s stats weren’t nearly as impressive, (0-3, 12.83, 2.250, 6.8, .333/.441/.684, respectively), he managed to match zeroes against Garcia through five innings. The Astros did manage to stretch Bubic out to 98 offerings over his five frames, of which only 52 were over the plate.