![]() ![]() Sergio Alcántara replaced Rojas at third.Īstros: DH Yordan Alvarez was out of the starting lineup after leaving Tuesday’s game with left ankle discomfort. The Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Sean Poppen from Triple-A Reno to take the place of righty Luis Frias, who was optioned after Tuesday’s game.Īrizona third baseman Josh Rojas and Lovullo were ejected by umpire Alan Porter in the sixth for arguing balls and strikes after Rojas struck out looking to end the inning and slammed his bat down. ![]() Varsho scampered home on a passed ball, and Pavin Smith scored on a Walker sacrifice fly.Ĭhas McCormick hit a two-run homer for Houston in the fifth. “Obviously, I see the numbers, I know what’s happening, I know how good the season is, but on the other side of that is when you’re in the middle of it, I don’t think you really truly appreciate what is happening,” Verlander said.Īrizona scored two in the first. Verlander, who remained at an AL-best 17 wins, has allowed two or fewer runs in five straight starts, lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.80. It happens quickly when you can find yourself in a groove, so I don’t feel like I’m far off.” “I feel like tonight was another step in the right direction. “I’m not as dialed in as I was before the calf, but I feel like I am working my way there,” he said. It was Verlander's third start since returning from a right calf injury. The 39-year-old right-hander, one of the front-runners for the AL Cy Young Award, was charged with two runs, one earned, and six hits. Houston wasted another solid performance by Justin Verlander, who struck out eight in seven innings. Mark Melancon pitched the 10th for his 18th save. Reyes Moronta (2-1) escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn the win. I was just locating and trying to make pitches.” I felt like I was behind a little bit tonight. … I was just trying to stay in the zone, try to get back into counts. ![]() I was able to throw everything for strikes, but it didn’t feel super great. “I didn’t feel particularly great about any certain one pitch,” Gallen said. Gallen has surrendered three or fewer runs in 14 straight starts. He might have gotten rung up on some pitches that weren’t necessarily good pitches, but he erased that and came out and helped win us a baseball game.”Īrizona ace Zac Gallen pitched seven innings of two-run ball. “When you get those extra two runs, it changes the whole dynamic of that inning,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. With two out and runners on second and third, Walker made it 5-2 with a liner to left that drove in Varsho and Jake McCarthy. ![]()
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