Valdez and Peñan assist Astros trounce Brewers 9-1 to avoid

MILWAUKEE (AP)– Framber Valdez pitched 7 strong innings and Jeremy Peña homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Makers 9-1 on Wednesday.Houston made just

its 2nd success in 7 games to snap Milwaukee’s three-game winning streak and leave both groups with.500 records. The Brewers were trying to sweep a series from the Astros for the very first time because 2012.

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The Astros led 3-1 before Peña broke the game open by providing a three-run homer to ended reducer Elvin Rodriguez with 2 outs in the 6th inning.Valdez (2-4)struck

out seven while enabling 3 hits, 2 strolls and one run to make his first win since the Astros ‘March 27 season opener. He threw a season-high 101 pitches.Milwaukee’s only run off Valdez began Eric Haase’s fifth-inning homer, a 425-foot drive to center.The Astros took a 1-0 lead off Quinn Priester(1-1)in the second inning as Jake Meyers struck a two-out single and scored on Zach Dezenzo’s double.The Makers have actually lost all 13 games this season in which their challenger scored first.Advertisement Five-time All-Star closer Josh Hader worked the ninth while pitching in Milwaukee for the first time because the Brewers traded him in 2022. Secret minute The Astros led

1-0 and had runners on 3rd and 2nd with one out in the 5th when Peña hit a bouncer to 3rd. The throw home beat Dezenzo to the plate. Home plate umpire Chris Conroy initially ruled Dezenzo out, however the Astros challenged the call and replays revealed the runner moved home ahead of Haase’s tag.Key stat Valdez has now pitched a minimum of seven innings an MLB-leading 57 times considering that 2020. Up next The Astros host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Set up pitchers are right-hander Hunter Brown(5-1, 1.67)for the Astros and right-hander Nick Martinez(1-3, 4.19)for the Reds.The Makers visit the Tampa Bay Ray on Friday. Left-hander José Quintana(4-1, 2.83 )will pitch for the Makers.

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