After receiving a shutout on Saturday, the Astros removed the dust off his bats and enjoyed good run-production to defeat the Royals 7-4 and finish their road trip with a series win. Houston scored four times between the eighth and ninth innings to come up with their 35th victory of the season.
While the ‘Stros were waiting for their hitters to come alive, Framber Valdez was set to pitch another good game and continue his recent track of pure success. Helped by a great mix of his curveball and fastball –threw those two pitches 82 percent of the times—, Valdez pitched six innings for his eighth quality start in a row and his fifth consecutive win (total record is 6-2).