Astros' Joe Espada Reacts to Being Publicly Called Out by Framber Valdez originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Left-handed ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

Framber Valdez pitched seven effective innings for his 10th straight win, Brice Matthews hit his third homer in two games and ...

Notable snub for Houston has to start with Framber Valdez. Houston's No. 1 pitcher has been outperformed by Brown, but he has the ninth-best WAR among all pitchers in baseball.

After striking out six batters against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon, Houston Astros' lefty Framber Valdez now has the tenth-most strikeouts in franchise history at 974. Next on the ...