ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored two more for the AL-best Houston Astros in a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers and their All-Star starter Martin Perez on Wednesday.
The reigning AL champion Astros will enter September at 84-47, matching their best record through 131 games.
Altuve drew a leadoff walk to start the game and scored on Trey Mancini’s single. After Texas went ahead 2-1 on Corey Seager’s 29th homer, the Astros regained the lead for good on Altuve’s two-run double in the second inning. Seager extended his career high for homers with his drive into the Rangers bullpen in right-center after
The Rangers’ Marcus Semien had a steal for his first career 20-20 season.
Cristian Javier (8-9) gave up three runs and three hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked three. Rafael Montero worked the ninth for his 10th save.
Perez (10-5) allowed up five runs and nine hits in five innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked four.
PADRES 5, GIANTS 4
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joe Musgrove had a season-high 11 strikeouts, Manny Machado drove in three runs and San Diego completed a three-game sweep.
Luis Campusano and Jake Cronenworth added RBIs for San Diego, which has won five of its last six games and five straight against San Francisco.
Musgrove (9-6) allowed three runs and three hits with two walks in 6 2/3 innings. All-Star closer Josh Hader overcame his recent struggles to secure his 30th save in 33 opportunities and his first with the Padres.
Austin Wynns, Thairo Estrada, Luis Gonzalez and Joc Pederson drove in runs for the Giants, who lost their seventh straight game, matching a season high. Alex Wood (8-12) lost his third consecutive start, giving up four runs and five hits with five strikeouts and a walk in 4 2/3 innings.
BREWERS 6, PIRATES 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keston Hiura and Luis Urias each hit an RBI single during Milwaukee’s four-run seventh inning, and the Brewers beat Pittsburgh.
Willy Adames had a run-scoring double as Milwaukee won for the fourth time in five games. Freddy Peralta pitched five effective innings, and Taylor Rogers (3-6) got four outs for the win.
Ben Gamel homered for last-place Pittsburgh, which had won two of three. Kevin Newman had two of the Pirates’ five hits.
Milwaukee went ahead to stay on Omar Narvaez’s run-scoring groundout against Miguel Yajure (1-1) to make it 2-1 in the sixth.
After Hiura and Urias had RBI singles in the seventh, pinch-hitter Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich drew bases-loaded walks.
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