Astros host the Reds to open 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (19-20, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (18-18, third in the AL West) Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nicholas Martinez (1-3, 4.19 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (5-1, 1.