Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Justin Maxwell hit a pinch-hit two-run homer
while Jason Castro and Marwin Gonzalez each had two hits and a RBI to lead the
Houston Astros to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-
game set at Minute Maid Park.
Jordan Schafer also drove in a run for the Astros, who halted an eight-game
skid.
Jordan Lyles (1-1) gave up two runs on five hits and struck out three over
seven frames to earn the win.
Brett Myers tossed a perfect ninth to pick up his 13th save of the season.
Zack Cozart hit a two-run homer and Joey Votto drove in a run for the Reds,
who completed a six-game road trip with a 3-3 record.
Bronson Arroyo (2-4) was pegged with the loss after giving up five runs on
eight hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Houston took a 1-0 lead in the second. Chris Johnson walked, moved to third on
a Brett Wallace single and scored on a Castro sacrifice fly.
But the Reds answered back in the third and took a 2-1 lead when Arroyo
singled before Cozart crushed one over the fence in left-center.
Houston added a pair of runs in both the fifth and seventh to go ahead 5-2.
In the fifth, Wallace and Castro hit back-to-back singles before Gonzalez
followed with a single of his own to score Wallace. A sacrifice-bunt moved
Castro to third before he scored on Schafer's sacrifice-fly.
In the seventh, Gonzalez singled before Maxwell's pinch-hit homer to left put
Houston ahead 5-2.
Cincinnati added one in the eighth to make it 5-3. Todd Frazier doubled before
moving to third on Cozart's infield single. Votto then clobbered a towering
sacrifice-fly to the warning track that easily plated Frazier.
Game Notes
Houston improved to 4-5 in two-run games...The Astros are 18-11 when they
score four or more runs...Prior to the game, Houston placed first baseman
Carlos Lee on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and
recalled Wallace from Triple-A Oklahoma City...Votto extended his hitting
streak to 10 games...Arroyo lost for the first time in his last 10 starts
against Houston. He is 8-1 over that span.
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