Walker (2-0) held the Astros to one run on six hits and a walk while striking out 11 over seven innings in Monday's victory.
Walker induced a brilliant 18 swinging strikes in 118 pitches as he had the Astros waving all night. He nearly doubled his strikeout total for the season, raising it from 14 to 25, and his 11 strikeouts matched his high from last season, accomplished twice. Walker has been fantastic to open 2016, as he now owns a 1.44 ERA and a 2.09 FIP buoyed by a brilliant 8.33 K/BB.