Overview

• Hunter Brown allowed one hit over six scoreless innings to become the first pitcher this season with eight wins and lower his ERA to 1.83
• Houston plated its lone run in the first inning when Junior Caminero’s error on Jeremy Peña’s grounder opened the scoring
• Josh Hader fanned Junior Caminero to finish off the shutout after relievers Bryan King and Bryan Abreu preserved the slim lead
• Rookie Jacob Melton made his major league debut in center field, going 1-for-3 for his first hit and handling four fly balls
• Taj Bradley struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings for Tampa Bay but exited trailing 1-0 despite limiting Houston to just two hits