FRAMBER VALDEZ NEWS

Suffers loss Saturday Valdez (9-5) took the loss against San Diego on Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings.

Impact All four runs against the southpaw came in the second inning, during which the Padres tallied four hits and got help from Valdez, who hit two batters and committed a balk that resulted in a run. Though he was able to complete six frames, the rough second inning resulted in Valdez's streak of four straight quality starts coming to an end. Still, it has been a strong campaign for the 27-year-old, who leads Houston starters with a 3.08 ERA while notching nine wins. He's expected to make his next start at home against the Angels on Friday.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Garcia scheduled to start for Houston against San Diego

The Padres will roll out Chris Paddack to the mound Sunday and the Astros plan to give Luis Garcia the start

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Valdez battles after rough 2nd inning SAN DIEGO -- The final inning of Framber Valdez’s start on Saturday against the Padres was a noticeable turnaround compared with how the 27-...

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • MLB.COM

Machado, Myers, Tatis homer in Padres' 10-2 win vs. Astros

Manny Machado, Wil Myers and Fernando Tatis Jr. each hit an impressive two-run home run and Joe Musgrove had a solid outing against one of his former teams as the San Diego Padres...

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Valdez scheduled to start for Astros at Padres

The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Saturday while the Padres are expected to counter with Joe Musgrove

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tucker, Correa homer for Astros in 6-3 win vs Padres

Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the eighth inning and Carlos Correa’s three-run shot in the fourth ended a 22-inning scoreless streak for the Houston Astros, who...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hearn expected to start as Rangers host the Astros

The Astros will start Zack Greinke on Sunday and the Rangers are expected to counter with Taylor Hearn

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches another quality start Valdez (9-4) earned the win Saturday against Texas, yielding two runs on three hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out seven.

Impact It was the fourth consecutive quality start for Valdez, who limited the Rangers to a Nick Solak RBI groundout in the fourth inning and an Adolis Garcia solo home run in the sixth. The Garcia blast was the first longball allowed by Valdez since July 18, ending a string of six straight outings in which he was able to keep the ball in the park. Valdez will take a 2.94 ERA and 1.27 WHIP into his next start, tentatively scheduled for next week at San Diego.

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alvarez, Correa go deep as Astros beat rookie Rangers 5-2

Yordan Álvarez and Carlos Correa both homered as the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the rookie-laden Texas Rangers 5-2

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allard expected to start as Texas hosts Houston

The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Saturday and the Rangers are expected to counter with Kolby Allard

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brantley, AL West-leading Astros rally late, top Rangers 5-4

Michael Brantley tied the game with a two-run single in Houston's five-run seventh inning as the AL West-leading Astros rallied for a 5-4 win over the last-place Texas Rangers

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fires seven shutout innings Valdez yielded three hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings in Sunday's loss to Seattle. He struck out six and did not factor in the decision.

Impact Valdez was terrific Sunday, allowing just one Mariner to reach scoring position while giving up just three singles and a walk. He was in line for his ninth win of the year before Houston's bullpen allowed six runs over four frames in the extra-innings loss. It was his first scoreless outing since July 24 and he lowered his season ERA to 2.94 through 98 innings. Valdez is projected to face the Rangers on the road next weekend.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners score 4 in 11th to earn 6-3 win over Astros

Ty France tied the game with a solo home run in the ninth inning and put the Seattle Mariners on top with an RBI single in the 11th before Kyle Seager belted a three-run homer in a...

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Valdez expected to start as Astros host the Mariners

The Mariners will start Tyler Anderson on Sunday and the Astros are expected to counter with Framber Valdez

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jones drives in career-best 4 RBIs, Astros rout M's 15-1

Rookie Taylor Jones had a career-high four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle, and Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer as the Houston Astros routed the Seattle Mariners f...

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes loss despite quality start Valdez (8-4) took the loss against Kansas City on Tuesday, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out five.

Impact The nine hits allowed by Valdez were his second most in a game this season, but he still managed to notch his second straight quality start. The southpaw surrendered only one run through five innings before a single off the bat of Hanser Alberto in the sixth provided a pair of decisive runs and sent Valdez to his fourth loss of the campaign. He'll carry a 3.16 ERA into his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for Sunday at home versus Seattle.

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lynch shuts down Astros for 7 innings as Royals win 3-1

Daniel Lynch allowed one run over seven sharp innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-1

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lynch expected to start as Kansas City hosts Houston

The Astros will start Framber Valdez on Tuesday while the Royals are expected to counter with Daniel Lynch

AUGUST 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Perez's 8th-inning single sends Royals past Astros, 7-6

Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out single in the eighth inning, helping the struggling Kansas City Royals to a back-and-forth 7-6 victory over the AL West-lea...

AUGUST 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Strikes out eight in win Valdez (8-3) allowed a run on four hits and four walks while striking out eight in six innings to earn the win over Colorado on Wednesday.

Impact The southpaw continues to walk far too many batters, as he's issued at least two free passes in each of his last eight starts, but he was able to pitch around them Wednesday. Valdez lowered his ERA to 3.09 with a 1.30 WHIP and 81:40 K:BB through 84.1 innings. He'll look to keep up the solid work in Kansas City next week.

AUGUST 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Díaz has 3 hits, 3 RBIs in Astros' 5-3 win over Rockies

Aledmys Díaz had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday

AUGUST 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Valdez expected to start as Astros host the Rockies

The Astros are expected to send Framber Valdez to the mound Wednesday and the Rockies plan to give Antonio Senzatela the start

AUGUST 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros snap Rockies' 4-game win streak with 5-0 victory

Jake Odorizzi and four relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, Taylor Jones had a two-run double and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0

AUGUST 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greinke expected to start as Astros host the Twins

The Twins will start Bailey Ober on Friday and the Astros are expected to counter with Zack Greinke

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suffers third loss Valdez (6-3) lost Thursday's 5-3 game at the hands of the Twins, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

Impact Valdez pitched well aside from a tumultuous second inning where he allowed five of nine baserunners and all four runs, but Houston was unable to overcome the early deficit. The four runs surrendered tie for the second most in any of Valdez's 13 starts. Houston is 9-4 in games where the lefty toes the rubber.

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE