Framber Valdez was nearly perfect tonight.
Yes, the Angels managed to get one run on a home run in the third inning by rookie Zach Neto. The rest of the Angels looked silly.
It turns out that it was the Astros, not the Angels, who had the best pitcher tonight. Valdez gave up just three hits with no walks and struck out 12 in eight innings. His last batter was Mike Trout, who struck out for the second time. Valdez threw a phenomenal 75 strikes out of 99 pitches.
All 11 punchouts from the best pitcher in this game.