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
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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 |
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 |
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