Tigers face test in Astros ace Framber Valdez

Before their three-game series began, it looked, at least on paper, as if Tuesday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros could be one of the biggest mismatches of the young season.

Houston was set to use new ace Framber Valdez, a preseason contender to win the American League Cy Young award this season.

And in their opening series, against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Tigers continued where they left off in 202