The Houston Astros made a Framber Valdez announcement before Friday's series opener against the Seattle Mariners.

However, the bullpen could not keep the game close against the red-hot bats of the Mariners. Bennet Sousa surrendered a seventh inning home run to Mitch Garver, and a combination Steven Okert /Hector ...

The Houston Astros entered the All-Star break on a downswing, losing five out of their last six games against the Cleveland Guardians, who swept them, and the T ...

The Houston Astros try to break a four-game losing streak behind starter Framber Valdez against Rangers ace Jacob deGrom ...

The Seattle Mariners will usher in the second half of the season on Friday night when they take on the Houston Astros for the first of three games at T-Mobile P ...

The Houston Astros are currently sitting at the top of the American League West as the second half of the 2025 season begins.

Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history. Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez warms up before the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians ...

Framber Valdez tossed his first career no-hitter and faced the minimum 27 batters as the Houston Astros made a pair of third-inning runs stand in a 2-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland ...

The Houston Astros' Framber Valdez threw the season's third no-hitter, blanking the Cleveland Guardians in a 2-0 win at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night.. This is the fifth Astros no-hitter since ...

— Houston Astros (@astros) October 21, 2023 Semien, however, did not forget Valdez’s midseason meltdown. He struck two singles against Valdez during Texas’ 5-4 win in Game 2 of the ALCS.

Valdez is 30 years old, but has thrown just 793 major-league innings. For reference, Aaron Nola is the same age and has logged more than 1,450. He just signed a seven-year, $172 million contract ...