The Astros finished the weekend in a winning fashion. On Sunday afternoon, in the final contest of a three-game series, Houston got a 9-1 win against the Angels with help from José Urquidy and big hits from its offense, who scored nine times for the first time since August 18 (21-5 vs White Sox).
Making his 25th start of the campaign, Urquidy threw seven shutout innings, allowed four hits, gave up a walk, and fanned eight hitters. Urquidy’s record improved to 13-5 with a 3.51 ERA. He also set a new career-high for pitches thrown today – this time, his pitch count got to 111 (73 strikes).