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TAMPA, Fla. - After watching call-up Brandon Walter spin five scoreless innings in a spot start Tuesday against the Rays, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada offered an evaluation that would later resemble foreshadowing.

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Houston Astros (25-23, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (22-26, fourth in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (6-2, 1.43 ERA, 0.83 WHIP,

Houston Astros beat reporter Matt Kawahara answers readers' questions about Lance McCullers Jr and Framber Valdez's futures with the team.

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