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

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 ...

Brice Matthews hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, Framber Valdez won his 10th straight decision and the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Rookie second baseman Brice Matthews, who swatted his first two career home runs and drove in five of Houston’s six runs in ...