Framber Valdez is in the zone. The Houston Astros left-hander won his eighth consecutive decision Sunday after pitching six scoreless innings, with six strikeouts and five hits allowed, as the Astros shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 at Daikin Park.

Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and Framber Valdez tossed six shutout innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0

Framber Valdez produced his fourth scoreless start of the season and Jose Altuve homered with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning as the host Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series with the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Sunday.