Astros’ shutout caps 2-win day as streak hits 10
Luis Garcia and three relievers combined on a seven-hitter, Yordan Álvarez homered twice and Jeremy Peña capped a big day with three hits as the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-0 victory over the Twins on Thursday in Minneapolis.
Houston completed a three-game sweep. Before the regularly scheduled game, the teams completed a game suspended after three innings on Wednesday night due to severe weather. Jose Altuve homered, doubled and drove in three runs in an 11-3 victory.
Peña had two hits and drove in three runs in the first game, giving the Astros shortstop 20 RBIs, most among rookies. He left the second game in the fourth inning with what appeared to be a minor knee injury.
Álvarez drove a pitch from Josh Winder (21) over the wall in center field to give the Astros a 3-0 lead in the third inning. His second homer of the day and 10th this season came in the ninth off Cole Sands.
Garcia (3-1) gave up five hits and two walks while striking out nine in five innings to win his second consecutive start.
The Astros led 5-1 after three innings on Wednesday night when the game was suspended due to heavy rain and lightning.
Kyle Tucker also homered for the Astros. Bryan Abreu (2-0) earned the victory in relief of José Urquidy, who gave up one run over three innings before the game was suspended. METS 4, NATIONALS 1 » Taijuan Walker pitched seven scoreless innings and New York remained unbeaten in 10 series this season, cruising in Washington. Mark Canha went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs for the NL East-leading Mets, who took two of three from the last-place Nationals. New York has won nine series and split one, and hasn’t lost two straight games in a month. Walker (1-0) allowed three hits, walked one and threw 85 pitches in the longest of his four starts this season.
YANKEES 15, WHITE SOX 7 » Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and drove in six runs, and visiting New York had a seven-run eighth inning to earn its fourth straight victory.
ORIOLES 3, CARDINALS 2 » Rylan Bannon became just the third Baltimore player since 2000 to get a hit on the first pitch of his big league career, Jorge Mateo and Anthony Bemboom homered for the Orioles in St. Louis.
REDS 4, PIRATES 0 » Tyler Stephenson went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and Connor Overton combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout as Cincinnati snapped a 13-game road losing streak.
»Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning for Oakland in Detroit. Michael Fulmer (1-2) got the first two outs of the eighth, but Jed Lowrie drew a walk and Brown homered to right. The Tigers have lost nine of 10.
RANGERS 3, ROYALS 1 » Taylor Hearn allowed only one hit in five scoreless innings, and Brad Miller homered for host Texas.