Shawn Chacon tries again, to get his 1st decision of the season as he starts his 8th game of the season. Chacon has been better than expected this season and brings a 3.60 ERA over 45 innings against the Dodgers and Hiroki Kuroda. The Astros recent surge of wins has them with the 6th best record in the National League and 3rd best record in the NL Central. The Astros are 9th in all of baseball in runs scored at 177 and 14th in runs against at 161. Over the last 10 games the Astros have the best record in all of baseball, tied with the Rangers at 8-2.
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