Houston’s Framber Valdez flamed out in last year’s World Series but he learned from those mistakes and dominated the Phillies in a crucial Game 2 win.
HOUSTON — The pitcher is the initiator, the one who dictates the action. That is the job description, at least. There is no guidebook for those harrowing nights as a driver on a steep and craggy slope, all downhill with no brakes and no clue.