Milwaukee Brewers at Houston Astros
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Astros surge past Brewers 9-2 as Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña go deep
Peña’s two-run shot made it 3-1 in the second and the Astros added three runs in the fifth to pull away after the Brewers got within 1. Walker's shot to the seats in right field made it 9-2 with two outs in the eighth.
It’s the seventh win in nine games for the Astros and snaps Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak.
Houston starter Peter Lambert (4-4) allowed five hits and two runs with three walks in five innings for the win.
Milwaukee’s Brandon Sproat (1-4) permitted six hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
William Contreras gave the Brewers an early lead with a two-out RBI double in the first.
Cam Smith was on second base with one out in the second when he scored on a single by Jake Meyers to tie it.
The home run by Peña came with two outs in the inning to put the Astros on top 3-1.
Garrett Mitchell walked to start the fifth and moved to second on a wild pitch by Lambert with one out. Christian Yelich walked with two outs before the Brewers cut the lead to 3-2 on an RBI single by Jackson Chourio.
The Astros had runners on first and third with one out in the fifth after Sproat hit Walker with a pitch. Sproat was replaced by Carlos Rodriguez and Taylor Trammell hit an infield RBI single to make it 4-2.
Isaac Paredes then doubled to left field to score two more and put the Astros up 6-2.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Sánchez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Sánchez hit for Ortiz |
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9th Inning | Mitchell struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Vaughn fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | VanWey relieved Blubaugh |
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8th Inning | Trammell struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIL |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 9 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 9 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 36 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 140 | Pitches | 181 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 20 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created | 8.0 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .219 | Slugging Percentage | .556 |
| .125 | Secondary Average | .306 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .400 |
| .476 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .956 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.0 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 59.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.53 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .222 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .050 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.028 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 18.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 68.0 | MLB Rating | 102.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,115 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |