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Valdez fans 12, sends Ohtani to 1st loss in Astros’ 3-1 win

By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Framber Valdez racked up 12 strikeouts over eight innings of three-hit ball and sent Shohei Ohtani to his first mound loss of the season in the Houston Astros’ 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani passed Babe Ruth in career strikeouts while giving up six hits over seven innings, but the two-way superstar struggled through the fifth inning. Martín Maldonado hit a two-run homer and Yordan Alvarez had an RBI single in the fifth for the defending World Series champion Astros, who snapped their three-game losing streak.

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