Framber Valdez Strikes out 10 Over 6 1/3 Innings and Astros Beat Dodgers, 5–0

Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Houston on July 26, 2024. Kevin M. Cox/AP Photo

HOUSTON—Framber Valdez struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–0 on Friday night.

Bregman hit a solo home run to left in the third inning and Singleton hit a 403-foot two-run homer into the second deck in right in the fourth.