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06/17 16:15 CDT Jeremy Pea homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat
Tigers 4-2
Jeremy Pea homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat Tigers 4-2
By JOSHUA KOCH
Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) --- Jeremy Pea homered and had an RBI single, Peter Lambert
allowed just one run on two hits and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers
4-2 on Wednesday.
Yordan Alvarez extended his on-base streak to 24 games and scored Christian
Vazquez on a double for his 55th RBI of the season.
Lambert (6-4) retired nine of his first 10 batters. He gave up a leadoff single
to Dillon Dingler in the fourth, and went on to retire 11 straight before Kerry
Carpenter's solo homer in the seventh. He finished seven innings with five
strikeouts and walked none.
Pea homered in the third inning off Casey Mize (2-4). Alvarez hit his double
in the fifth to make it 2-0.
Mize was making his first start since coming off the injured list after dealing
with right adductor inflammation. He retired eight of the first nine batters he
faced before Pea lined his fourth home run of the season.
Mize gave up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk in 4 2/3
innings.
The Astros extended their lead with an Isaac Paredes RBI double and Pea's
bases-loaded single in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.
Rookie Kevin McGonigle hit his sixth homer of the year in the ninth, lifting a
first-pitch fastball from Josh Hader into the left-field seats.
Hader went on to strike out the side and secure his fourth save of the season.
Up next
Houston: Opens a three-game series with Cleveland at home on Friday. RHP
Tatsuya Imai (3-3, 6.43 ERA) is slated to pitch the series opener.
Detroit: Opens a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at home on
Friday. LHP Tarik Skubal (3-3, 2.81 ERA) will counter White Sox RHP Erick Fedde
(2-5, 4.50 ERA).
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