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 Jose Altuve had three more hits - including a triple and a
two-run single - and scored a run to lead the offensive attack for
the Astros, who have won five in a row at home. McHugh (10-9), who
has won six straight decisions, yielded five hits and no walks while
striking out seven before a comebacker caught him on the left arm in
the seventh.
Making his first start for the Indians since July 31, Zach
McAllister (3-7) let up two runs and seven hits with six strikeouts
in six strong innings. Carlos Santana's RBI single was all Cleveland
could muster in falling six games behind Kansas City for the second
wild card in the American League.
An error and a sacrifice bunt put a runner at third in the top of
the first for Santana, who made it 1-0 with a base hit to right.
Gregorio Petit singled and Robbie Grossman doubled ahead of Altuve's
single to center in the third as Houston jumped ahead 2-1.
McHugh was struck by a line drive off the bat of Lonnie Chisenhall
in the seventh, recovering to get Chisenhall at first for the second
out of the frame before departing. Altuve tripled and scored on
Dexter Fowler's sacrifice fly in the eighth and Chad Qualls survived
a two-out single in the ninth to record his 18th save.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Altuve has 209 hits, tops in the majors and one shy
of Craig Biggio's franchise record set in 1998. ... Cleveland is
8-17 in series openers on the road. ... Houston DH Chris Carter went
0-for-4 to end his hitting streak at a career-long 12 games.
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