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The Astros scored four runs in the third off
Cubs starter Cade Horton (3-2), with Jose Altuve scoring on a
sacrifice fly by Victor Caratini before Diaz capped the inning
with his 377-foot shot to left-center.
Smith, a first-round draft selection by Chicago last year was
acquired by the Astros in the offseason as part of the deal for
Kyle Tucker, extended Houston’s lead to 7-0 in the fourth with
his home run off the left field façade, his sixth of the season.
Smith had two hits and scored two runs.
Walter (1-1), a 28-year-old left-hander, allowed one run on four
hits with five strikeouts. Josh Hader got the final out for his
22nd save.
Jeremy Peña exited in the fifth with left rib soreness. He was
hit by a pitch in his left side in the second. There was no
immediate word on the extent of his injury.
Nico Hoerner hit a solo home run in the fifth, and Matt Shaw
added a two-run double in the seventh and an RBI double in the
ninth for NL Central-leading Chicago.
Horton allowed seven runs on eight hits with four walks in four
innings.
Tucker was hitless in his return to Houston. He kept the game
scoreless in the first, throwing Isaac Paredes out at the plate
to end the frame.
Key moment
Hader inducing a lineout to center by Ian Happ to end it with
Tucker, representing the tying run, on deck.
Key stat
Houston has its second five-game winning streak for the
month of June, and improved to an MLB-best 18-6 this month.
Up next
Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-3, 4.42 ERA) starts the second game of the
three-game series Saturday. Lance McCullers Jr. (1-2, 4.91) is
expected to come off the 15-day injured list and start for
Houston.
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