Framber Valdez tossed eight innings to give the Astros' bullpen a much needed rest and lead Houston to a Game 5 win over the Red Sox. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️ ...

Valdez’s 1.09 WHIP is tied with Blanco’s for the sixth-lowest among qualified American League starters. His 3.21 fielding independent pitching trails Skubal, Gilbert and Cole Ragans for the ...

Hello, Astros fans. Thanks for the questions and for following along for the season's first month. Thirty games in, the Astros are 16-14. The offense has been uneven. Pitching has been a strength.

Framber Valdez #59 of the Houston Astros reacts in the fourth inning during to Game 6 of the 2022 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies ... noting the sand is valuable "for strength, ...

Back in 2017, the Astros landed Justin Verlander, and in 2019, the Astros traded for Zack Greinke. Then, in 2023, the Astros ...

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 Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez delivers to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ...

MLB took to X, formerly Twitter, to spotlight the achievement. “Framber Valdez tosses his 9th career complete game! He only needed 83 pitches for this one” the tweet read. Valdez’s outing ...

Corey Seager thwarts Framber Valdez's no-hitter, ... He threw 76 pitches Tuesday night as he continues to build up strength and stamina. Mahle didn't receive the best defense behind him.

The Houston Astros' pitching is relying on Framber Valdez’s strong outing on Thursday night, which was his fifth win in a row. The outstanding performance by the Venezuelan lefty with 11 ...

Valdez threw an 85 mph slider that Rangers shortstop Corey Seager got a hold of, sending the pitch deep into the right field stands and ending Valdez’s bid for a no-hitter in heartbreaking fashion.