Valdez (10-5) allowed four earned runs on six hits and five walks while striking out six across five innings, getting the win over the Angels on Friday.
Although Valdez received the win, he allowed 11 total baserunners for just the third time this season. In addition, he surrendered home runs to Shohei Ohtani and Jared Walsh. He broke his streak of six straight outings of six-plus innings pitched. The 27-year-old has a 3.26 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 109 strikeouts in 116 innings this season.