 There Valenzuela led the Texas League with 162 strikeouts, finishing the season with a 13–9 win-loss record and a 3.10 ERA.Valenzuela was called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen in September 1980.In the last month of the season, Valenzuela helped the Dodgers to a tie with the Houston Astros for the National League Western Division lead, pitching 17 scoreless innings of relief over the course of ten games, during which he earned two wins and a save.