Framber Valdez strikes out 10 in 6 1/3 innings as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0

HOUSTON — Framber Valdez struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs and the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0. Bregman hit a solo home run to left in the third inning and Singleton hit a 403-foot two-run homer in the fourth. Joey Loperfido had an RBI single in the second and made a great leaping grab to rob Shohei Ohtani of extra bases in the third. Mauricio Dubón added an RBI double in the eighth. Ohtani was 2 for 3 with a walk. Valdez (9-5) scattered four hits to win his fourth straight decision.