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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 7, Milwaukee 5
When: 1:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 26778


Astros 7, Brewers 5: Jose Altuve collected four hits and J.D. Martinez drove in three runs - including a pair with a single in the eighth inning - as visiting Houston defeated Milwaukee for the first time in 12 contests.

Chris Snyder snapped a 4-4 tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning for the Astros, who bested their National League Central rival for the first time since May 1 of last season.

After Brian Bogusevic doubled to left and stole third in the seventh, Snyder deposited an offering from Jose Veras (2-1) into right field to give the Astros the lead.

Martinez provided insurance in the eighth by belting a shot back up the middle to plate Jordan Schafer and Altuve.

Wilton Lopez (2-0) relieved starter J.A. Happ and tossed one scoreless inning to pick up the win. Two relievers bridged the gap to Brett Myers, who worked around a triple in the ninth to secure his third save.

Ryan Braun belted his third homer in five contests, a two-run shot in the first inning. Braun also scored a wild pitch in the third and Travis Ishikawa and Corey Hart added solo homers for the Brewers.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Snyder's RBI single was just his third run driven in this season. ... Houston posted just its fourth win in its last 15 games. ... Martinez has a team-leading 18 RBIs on the season.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Milwaukee
J.A. Happ Player Shaun Marcum
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 5.0
8 Strikeouts 7
7 Hits 8
7.20 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Houston   Milwaukee
Jose Altuve Player Corey Hart
4 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
5 TB 6
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 14 0 17 .350 21 10 6 4 1 0
Milwaukee 10 3 23 .270 13 11 4 2 0 1