Framber Valdez calls out the Houston Astros over their defensive positioning against the Washington Nationals.

Framber Valdez said "it doesn't make sense" that the Astros had their right fielder shaded so far toward center field with a ...

Houston ace Framber Valdez expresses frustration over defensive positioning during the Astros' loss to the Washington ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Framber Valdez's critical comments about defensive positioning are "in the past" after the two ...

HOUSTON — A makeshift lineup has manufactured a five-game losing streak while forcing perfection from the Astros’ pitchers. On Monday night, they became the fifth staff since 1901 to strike out 19 ...

Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full ...

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 ...

Astros' Framber Valdez: Dozen strikeouts in no-decision ...

Left-handed starting pitcher Framber Valdez is in his eighth season with the Houston Astros, having made his big-league debut ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for error these days. And the only run Astros starter Framber Valdez allowed in M ...

However, the Mariners have gotten stronger at the MLB trade deadline, adding arguably the biggest bat on the market in ...