Phillies, Astros turn to top pitchers for interleague contest

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The Houston Astros and host Philadelphia Phillies each will send one of their premier arms to the mound on Monday when the teams meet in the opener of a three-game series.

Houston will turn to Ronel Blanco (9-6, 3.14 ERA), who is looking to rebound from one of his worst outings of the season. Theright-hander lasted just 3 2/3 innings in last Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Boston R