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Altuve hit a three-run homer in the eighth
after missing two games with a sore heel. Abreu added a two-run
homer later in the inning to his first-inning sacrifice fly as
he reached the 900-RBI mark for his career.
Martin Maldonado hit a two-run double for the Astros, who erased
a 7-5 eighth-inning deficit to earn just their fourth victory in
their last 12 games.
Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier allowed six runs on
eight hits, a walk and a hit batter in four innings. Seth
Martinez (2-3) earned the victory and Ryan Pressly banked his
15th save.
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer for the Cardinals before
exiting with lower back tightness. Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-5
with a homer and two RBIs.
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed five runs on seven hits
and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. Giovanny Gallegos (1-4) took
the loss after giving up all five of the Astros' eighth-inning
runs.
The Astros took a quick 3-0 lead. After Altuve led off the game
with a double, Alex Bregman walked and Kyle Tucker hit an RBI
double.
Abreu followed with a sacrifice fly and Jeremy Pena hit an RBI
single one out later.
But the Cardinals surged ahead 4-3 in their half of the inning
on Arenado's three-run homer and Alec Burleson's RBI double.
Goldschmidt made it 5-3 with his second-inning homer. The
Cardinals added a run in the fourth when Burleson was hit by a
pitch and eventually scored on Goldschmidt's single.
The Astros chased Mikolas with a two-out rally in the sixth
inning. Bligh Madris hit a double, Jake Meyers walked and
Maldonado hit a double to cut the deficit to 6-5.
Brendan Donovan made it 7-5 with a homer in the bottom of the
inning.
But the Astros rallied in the eighth inning on a single by
Madris, a walk to Meyers and Altuve's homer. After Tucker
doubled with two outs, Abreu followed with his homer to round
out the scoring.
--Field Level Media
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