Webb (W, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 83 pitches) outdueled Astros left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez (L, 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, 1 K, 59 pitches) in a high-profile matchup between two of baseball's best groundball pitchers.
Valdez would lead MLB in ground ball percentage again at 63.9 percent, while Webb currently is third behind Philadelphia's Cristopher Sanchez (62.7 percent) and Atlanta's Max Fried (60.9 percent), according to FanGraphs.
The two pitchers combined induced 16 ground-ball outs on Wednesday.
After batting .103 in April, Austin Slater missed most of May with a concussion. He has looked more like himself lately in limited action and hit leadoff on Wednesday, collecting three hits.
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