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Altuve was one of three Astros to homer in the
series finale, following solo blasts from George Springer
leading off the game and Yordan Alvarez with two outs in the
third. Altuve drove home Miley and Springer with his 16th homer
this season, a 388-foot shot to left-center field off Cardinals
right-hander Dakota Hudson (10-5).
Altuve reached the hit milestone in his 1,190th game, a
franchise record.
Hudson allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks with five
strikeouts over four innings. He surrendered all three home runs
in suffering his first loss after winning four consecutive
starts.
Springer homered on the second pitch of the game, drilling a
93.3 mile-per-hour sinker 424 feet to left for his 24th homer on
the season and seventh leading off a contest. Alvarez doubled
the advantage with his 12th homer this season, taking Hudson 393
feet to right with the count full.
Miley (9-4) labored over his first four innings yet proved
resourceful enough to keep the Cardinals at bay. He stranded
eight baserunners, four in scoring position, before retiring the
Cardinals in order in the fifth. St. Louis finished 1-for-7 with
runners in scoring position against Miley, who allowed five hits
and two walks while recording six strikeouts. He tossed 97
pitches, 60 for strikes, and threw 50 cutters.
With the Astros leading 2-0, Miley escaped his most serious
threat after loading the bases with one out in the bottom of the
third. Miley retired Paul DeJong on a 3-2 cutter before inducing
Matt Wieters to roll into an inning-ending groundout to
shortstop Carlos Correa on the first pitch.
Houston has won nine of 11 games and evened its record against
the National League to 8-8.
--Field Level Media
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