Overview
- Ranger Suárez carried a scoreless bid through seven innings with seven strikeouts before yielding to Hummel’s solo shot in the eighth, ending a 14⅔-inning streak of shutting out Houston.
- Cooper Hummel’s lone run marked his second homer since being called up from Triple-A Sugar Land, sending a 103.5 mph cutter into right-center field.
- Third baseman Isaac Paredes threw out Otto Kemp at the plate in the fourth inning to snuff out Philadelphia’s best scoring threat.
- Bryan Abreu struck out the side in the eighth inning to bridge to Josh Hader, who fanned two batters for his 20th save.
- The victory improved Houston’s record to 46-33 and launched a six-game homestand at Daikin Park.