The Houston Astros used a three-run seventh inning to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1.
Houston took an early 1-0 lead with a single off the bat of Brett Wallace in the first. Pittsburgh quickly answered in the top of the second, as Gaby Sanchez launched a leadoff home run, his seventh of the season.
Pirates' starter Kevin Correia and Astros rookie left-hander Dallas Keuchel kept things knotted at 1-1 until the Astros broke things open in the seventh. A single and an error put two runners on for catcher Jason Castro, who hit his third home run of the season to give the Astros a 4-1 lead.
Keuchel allowed four hits and one run over seven innings and Hector Ambriz and Wilton Lopez combined to log two perfect innings of relief.
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