Valdez walked his first two hitters. Andy Ibáñez lined a sinker up the middle for an RBI single. Spencer Torkelson flared a changeup down the right-field line; it fell fair and bounced into the seats ...

The Houston Astros have had a difficult season as-is on the injury front, and now, another key component of their roster has gone down with a setback.

If J.P. France is ready, the Astros would need to determine both his role and how to create space on a pitching staff with little flexibility. Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-4 with ... former Astro Charlie ...