Is there a better way to celebrate your birthday than throwing seven shutout innings to help your team get the win? José Urquidy doesn’t think so! On his 26th birthday, the young righty pitched his best game of the season to guide the Astros to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the eighth victory in the last 10 games for Houston.
Urquidy shone from his first pitch to his last. He threw seven episodes of four-hit ball (all singles), one base on balls, and five strikeouts (91 pitches, 68 strikes). He lowered his ERA from 4.