Sound defense has been a hallmark for the Astros this season. They showed that once again at several key junctures in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Altuve’s .288/.347/.476/.874 slash line with 14 home runs and 17 extra-base hits in 319 at-bats is solid, but his .303 BABIP against RHP hints towards a massive day.

Framber Valdez pitched seven effective innings for his 10th straight win, Brice Matthews hit his third homer in two games and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1

Eduardo Rodriguez delivered 6.1 scoreless innings, but failed execution from the offense and bullpen cost the Diamondbacks against the Astros.

The Diamondbacks suffered a tough defeat at home against the Houston Astros, dropping to 5 1/2 games back in the wild-card chase.

Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Astros (58-42) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (50-51). Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for Houston against Eduardo Rodriguez for Arizona.

Yordan Alvarez, sidelined since May 2, says he's swinging at "60, 65 percent" as he tries to return from a hand injury.

The Diamondbacks open a three-game series with the Houston Astros at Chase Field with Arizona's Zac Gallen facing Houston's Colton Gordon.