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Steele had his streak of 14 consecutive starts
allowing two or fewer earned runs snapped in his previous outing
when he surrendered three earned runs over six innings in a 10-4
win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Steele allowed a run in the
first Tuesday when Mauricio Dubon stroked a leadoff double and
later scored on a wild pitch with Alvarez at the plate.
The fourth inning was an onslaught.
Alvarez snapped a 1-1 deadlock with his double and scored when
Kyle Tucker followed with an opposite-field double to left
field. The Astros added two more run-scoring doubles later in
the inning, both with two outs, as Corey Julks drove home Tucker
before scoring when Chas McCormick capped the uprising with a
two-bagger that extended the lead to 5-1.
Steele allowed five runs on five hits and one walk with eight
strikeouts over six innings. It marked the most earned runs he
has allowed since June 23, 2022, when he surrendered six runs
(five earned) on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings against the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alvarez added an RBI single in the seventh inning that plated
Dubon, who finished 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. The Astros
amassed six extra-base hits -- all doubles.
Houston right-hander Cristian Javier (4-1) had no such issues.
He did allow a solo home run to Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis,
his first career dinger, with two outs in the second inning, but
was otherwise sharp. The Cubs also managed base runners against
Javier in the third, fifth and sixth innings but none reached
scoring position.
Javier allowed one run on two hits and two walks with five
strikeouts over six innings.
The Cubs have dropped their last four games and have lost four
consecutive road series. Seiya Suzuki clubbed his third home run
of the season, a two-run shot, with two outs in the ninth off
Astros left-hander Matt Gage.
--Field Level Media
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