ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston starter Luis Garcia and reliever Phil Maton each threw an immaculate inning — nine pitches, three strikeouts — after a big opening offensive outburst for the Astros.
Martín Maldonado, their 35-year-old veteran catcher, was in the middle of it all.
Maldonado had a tworun double in Houston’s six-run first on manager Dusty Baker’s 73rd birthday, later homered and was beh…
