Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks
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Valdez stretches winning streak to 10, Astros rally to beat Diamondbacks 3-1
Valdez (11-4) allowed a run and seven hits to match Detroit's Tarik Skubal for the majors' longest win streak this season.
Matthews hit his first two big league homers in Houston's 6-3 win Monday night and launched a two-run shot off Jake Woodford (0-1) in the eighth. Jose Altuve scored on a wild pitch to put Houston up 3-1 in the ninth.
Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez held the Astros in check before that, tossing 6 1/3 scoreless innings.
Arizona loaded the bases in the ninth, but Bryan King struck out Blaze Alexander and induced Jose Herrera into a game-ending double play for his first save.
Valdez was sharp before running into trouble in the sixth.
Randal Grichuk led off with a double, Geraldo Perdomo dropped a bunt single and Blaze Alexander followed with a run-scoring groundout. Valdez also worked out of a jam after giving up two leadoff singles in the eighth.
Rodriguez worked through traffic most of the night, getting some help from his defense.
Corbin Carroll made a sliding catch in center to rob Matthews of a hit in the second inning. Matthews lost another hit in the fourth when Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte flipped a slow roller with his glove on a play initially ruled a hit before being overturned.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Herrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Perdomo out at second. |
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9th Inning | Alexander struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Perdomo singled to center, McCarthy to second, Naylor to third. |
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9th Inning | McCarthy ran for McCann |
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9th Inning | McCann reached on infield single to second, Naylor to second. |
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9th Inning | McCann hit for Thomas |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ARI |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 19 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 10 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 3 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 145 | Pitches | 117 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created | 3.4 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .294 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .361 | Slugging Percentage | .382 |
| .250 | Secondary Average | .118 |
| .381 | On Base Percentage | .314 |
| .742 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .697 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.9 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.4 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.45 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.25 |
| .083 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.83 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .119 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .028 |
| -.028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.176 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 80.8 | MLB Rating | 77.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 25,650 | Capacity: