Overview

• Hunter Brown threw six scoreless innings on 107 pitches with four hits allowed, three walks and eight strikeouts.
• Houston amassed 15 hits as Christian Walker and Yordan Alvarez delivered solo home runs, with Alvarez finishing with three hits.
• The Astros broke it open late, featuring a pinch-hit triple by Cam Smith and two-RBI hits from Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubon.
• Jacob deGrom yielded three runs over 5 1/3 innings before giving way to Cole Winn, who was tagged for an RBI double by Diaz.
• The series stands 1-1 with Framber Valdez slated to face Patrick Corbin, and manager Joe Espada said a recent Valdez–Cesar Salazar sign-calling matter has been addressed internally.