The Houston Astros walked it off against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep, and that wasn’t even the biggest story from the game.
Led by starter Framber Valdez’s career-high 13 strikeouts, the Astros tallied 20 strikeouts in nine innings to tie the MLB record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. It breaks their previous franchise record of 18 set in 1964. But this is more about the Angels than the Astros.
LA entered the series with the highest strikeout percentage in the majors. They greatly added to that in Houston, striking out 48 times in three games. That’s the most all-time in a three-game series without extra innings, according to USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale.
