Valdez (10-4) notched the victory against the Dodgers on Saturday, surrendering four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over six innings.

Astros manager Joe Espada visited the Dodger Stadium mound with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Saturday. His ...

Houston Astros (53-35, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-33, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (9-4, 2.72 ERA, 1 ...

After the Astros broke out for an 18-1 win on Friday, Houston faces LA's Shohei Ohtani, making his fourth start of season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jose Altuve homered twice while reaching base five times and driving in five runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1… ...

Up next: Astros LHP Framber Valdez (9–4, 2.72 ERA) starts Saturday. Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (0–0, 2.25) will throw two innings as the opener on his 31st birthday.

Dodgers fans at least have a better reason to tune in for Saturday, as Shohei Ohtani will take the mound against Framber Valdez for Ohtani's fourth start since returning to pitching after UCL surgery.

In the ninth, he allowed a leadoff single to Ohtani but retired Betts, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman to end it. Framber Valdez (10-4) struck out seven and allowed four runs in six innings. Key moment ...

Ohtani hit a 96-mph line drive off the left heel of McCullers in the third. The ball flew up and was caught by shortstop Mauricio Dubón, with the umpire signaling Ohtani out on the rare 1-6 putout.

The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S.

A childhood friend of Bryan Kohberger's was disgusted to find out he was capable of carrying out a quadruple homicide -- and she wonders if he ever thought about killing her.

Hader entered with two on and two out in the eighth and struck out pinch-hitter Esteury Ruiz. In the ninth, he allowed a leadoff single to Ohtani but retired Betts, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman to ...