HOUSTON -- It was only two weeks ago that left-hander Framber Valdez threw an 83-pitch complete game against the Rays, tying the club record for the fewest pitches by an Astros pitcher in a complete game since pitch-count tracking began in 1988. His path to victory Thursday night at Daikin Park had a few more twists and turns -- and was much shorter.

The pesky White Sox laid off some of Valdez’s best executed pitches and fouled even more than that, driving up the left-hander’s pitch count. It began with a 26-pitch first inning and ended with Valdez needing 95 pitches to get through five. He struck out a season-high 12 batters in the Astros’ 4-3 win.

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