Houston Astros at New York Mets

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Houston Astros

11-9, 5-6 Away

Final
5 - 2

New York Mets

9-14, 4-8 Home

Astros skipping scheduled start for Framber Valdez because of sprained ankle

Manager Dusty Baker said Saturday that Valdez (7-6, 2.49 ERA) sprained his ankle on June 20 in a game against the New York Mets, even though he made his next scheduled start in St. Louis.

“In New York, he sprained his ankle pretty badly. We didn’t know if he was going to start his next start,” Baker said. “Then, against St. Louis, it affected his delivery. So we decided to skip him this time and hopefully he’ll pitch again before the (All-Star) break.”

Baker didn't say who would pitch in place of Valdez in the third game of the Astros' four-game series against the Rangers.

Valdez allowed eight hits and three walks over six innings in a 4-2 loss to the Cardinals last Tuesday. The lefty had struck out nine over eight innings in a 4-2 win over the Mets a week earlier.

“Then it got worse. He was trying to get it loose up and down the stairs and it, as you saw, it affected his delivery against the Cardinals,” Baker said. "He was getting balls up, balls that were supposed to be sinking. It’s just something we have to deal with.”

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Stewart struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Mendick struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Baty walked, Araúz scored, Nido to second, Peraza to third.
	9th Inning	Nido singled to center, Peraza to second, Araúz to third.
	9th Inning	Peraza singled to left, Araúz to second.
	9th Inning	Locastro lined out to shortstop.

Statistics

HOU		NYM
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
0	Ground Balls	0
10	Strikeouts	9
5	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
6	Hits	9
0	Stolen Bases	0
5	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	2
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	35
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	18
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
3	Doubles	1
0	Fly Balls	0
0	Caught Stealing	0
0	Pitches	0
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	0
9	Total Bases	10
37	Plate Appearances	39
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
3	Extra Base Hits	1
2.6	Runs Created	3.7
.188	Batting Average	.257
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.281	Slugging Percentage	.286
.250	Secondary Average	.143
.297	On Base Percentage	.333
.579	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.619
0.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.0
2.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.8
32.0	Batter Rating	19.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
0.00	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	0.00
.094	Isolated Power	.029
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.44
.135	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.103
.063	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.114
10.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
76.3	MLB Rating	74.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0