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Astros Framber Valdez Throws Record 25 Consecutive Quality Starts
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Valdez has MLB-record 25th quality start, Astros down A's
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Cristian Javier, Framber Valdez and the Astros Pitching Factory
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102-loss Royals have turned out to be quite the spoilers against
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Valdez has MLB-record 25th quality start, Astros down Athletics
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Valdez has MLB-record 25th quality start, Astros down A's
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Framber Valdez breaks MLB record with 25th straight quality start
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Framber Valdez to start ALCS Game 2 for Astros
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Framber Valdez throws 16th no-hitter in Astros history in 2-0
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