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With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for error these days. And the only run Astros starter Framber Valdez allowed in M ...

Valdez gave up three hits and a run while tying a season high with 12 strikeouts in six innings to become the 10th pitcher in franchise history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts (1,007).

Framber Valdez is only the 2nd pitcher in Astros franchise history to have back-to-back starts within the same season of 11+ K on fewer than 100 pitches (Justin Verlander in July of 2018).

Though Ryan remains a towering figure in both franchise and MLB history, no Astros pitcher — not even Ryan himself — had ever recorded 12 strikeouts in such a brief outing. Over nine seasons ...

Houston went on to win 4-3 on Thursday, improving to 7-0 across Valdez's last seven starts. The 31-year-old All-Star is now 7-4 with a 3.10 ERA, 1.089 WHIP, 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a 2 ...