An early burst and pitching control carried the Houston Astros past the Arizona Diamondbacks. Houston seized the lead in the third and held it the rest of the way.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cristian Javier anchored the Astros with a strong start, limiting Arizona to one run while striking out eight. The bullpen then protected the narrow margin, with Josh Hader closing the ninth.
Yainer Diaz homered in the third to put Houston in front. Isaac Paredes’ double brought Jeremy Peña home, and Jose Altuve’s sacrifice fly brought Yordan Alvarez across. Gabriel Moreno answered with a homer for Arizona in the fourth, but the Diamondbacks could not add another run.
Merrill Kelly kept Arizona within reach but absorbed the loss after Houston’s third-inning rally. Houston’s relief corps allowed no further scoring, turning the early advantage into a controlled finish.
The Astros extended their winning streak, while Arizona’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to Houston’s early offense and the pitching control that followed.
Houston Astros defeated Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1.
- Yainer Diaz went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .262 on the season).
- Gabriel Moreno went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .299 on the season).
- Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .317 on the season).
- Merrill Kelly allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (9-13) (5.06 ERA).
- Cristian Javier allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 5.0 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (2-5) (5.98 ERA).
- Josh Hader allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 3, and closed it out for the save (23) (0.70 ERA).
Houston Astros improved to 73-69 (3 straight wins); Arizona Diamondbacks fell to 74-67.