Houston Astros held off the Philadelphia Phillies in a late-rally game, with Christian Walker's early homer providing the lead the Astros never surrendered.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Daulton Varsho supplied another key swing for Houston, while Cam Smith added a homer and Jeremy Peña doubled as the Astros built their advantage. Hayden Wesneski earned the win after keeping Philadelphia within reach, and the Houston bullpen held on through the final innings.
Christian Walker's homer brought Daulton Varsho and Yainer Diaz home in the second. Jeremy Peña's double then brought Cam Smith across, and Cam Smith homered in the fourth to extend the lead. Philadelphia answered in the sixth when Kyle Schwarber's single brought Justin Crawford home and Trea Turner's homer brought Schwarber across. Daulton Varsho homered in the seventh, while Brandon Marsh's double brought Alec Bohm home. Edmundo Sosa's double brought Bryson Stott across in the ninth, but the Phillies could not complete the rally.
Andrew Painter took the loss after Houston scored against him through the early innings. Philadelphia's offense found life later, but Houston's relief corps protected the margin, with Josh Hader closing the game.
Houston extended its winning streak, while Philadelphia's losing streak continued. The Astros left Citizens Bank Park with the late rally contained, and the Phillies left still searching for the final swing.
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5.
- Christian Walker went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .230 on the season).
- Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .241 on the season).
- Daulton Varsho went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .230 on the season).
- Hayden Wesneski allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (5-1) (3.35 ERA).
- Andrew Painter allowed 5 runs on 10 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (3-9) (5.71 ERA).
- Josh Hader allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (24) (0.89 ERA).
Philadelphia Phillies fell to 81-64; Houston Astros improved to 74-71.