The Houston Astros enter a stretch of 17 games in 17 days with a .500 record and waiting on an offense to break out.

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Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Jeremy Peña homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros defeated the ...

Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings and Jeremy Pena homered and drove in four as the visiting Houston Astros earned a ...

Zach Dezenzo ropes an RBI double down the left-field line to give the Astros a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning ...

This game was the Framber Valdez and Jeremy Peña show. Starting on the pitching side, Valdez has been one of the most ...

Jeremy Peña swats a three-run homer to left field to give the Astros a 6-1 lead in the top of the 6th inning ...

Playing without four of their top position players, the Brewers fell behind early and never threatened the Astros in a 9-1 ...

However, strikeout rate for hitters stabilizes after 60 plate appearances, and walk rate stabilizes after 120 plate ...