Framber Valdez shut the Angels out for seven innings tonight, allowing seven hits, three walks, and six strikeouts. The hits were mostly weak grounders, as Framber got 12 groundouts against only two flyouts.
Meanwhile, for most of the game, Valdez pitched under duress, as the Astros made it a pitching duel, scoring only two runs during his stay on the mound.
But a combined eight runs in the last two innings of the game gave the Astros a commanding 10-0 win, dominating the Angels in all aspects of the game.
The Astros scored in the first inning, starting with a lead-off homer by.