This recap is easy.
In a game when the Astros were without the services of sluggers, Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, and The Yordan, the Astros had to rely on production from the only two real major league hitters left in the lineup, Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz.
Diaz clubbed a solo homer in the sixth inning. It was all that Framber Valdez and the Astros bullpen would need as the Astros pulled out another win thanks to superb pitching.
Yainer bomb gets us going!#Relentless pic.twitter.com/SNOdNriBwI
— Houston Astros (@astros) August 18, 2024
Valdez gave the Stros seven strong innings, allowing only three hits with nine strikeouts.