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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros scratched All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez from a scheduled start against the Texas Rangers because of left elbow soreness. The Astros called up right-hander Blair Henley from Triple-A Sugar Land to start in place of Valdez on Monday night. The 26-year-old got out only one of the nine batters he faced and allowed five runs in his major league debut at the home of the Rangers, just a few miles from his hometown of Fort Worth. Houston rallied for a 10-5 win. As for Valdez, neither general manager Dana Brown or manager Joe Espada seemed overly concerned that his issue is serious.
