The Houston Astros possess a luxury that not many teams in baseball are fortunate enough to have. Finding one ace to anchor a starting rotation is hard enough. For the last few years, Framber Valdez has filled that void.

Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and the Houston Astros edged the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 to split a four-game series.

Hunter Brown wasn't his dominant self against the Rays, but executed when he had to to help get the Houston Astros a series split against Tampa Bay.