Martinez (11-7) allowed just one run on three hits, struck out seven and walked one in a 8-2 victory over the Astros on Wednesday.
The right-hander held Houston without a hit until the sixth when the Astros finally pushed across a run. He did have seven punchouts, but again, Martinez kept the ball down and recorded 11 groundball outs. He has at least 11 groundball outs in six of his last 10 outings. Martinez is now 11-7 with a 3.24 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 119 strikeouts in 144.1 innings this season.