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Houston beat Philadelphia 2-1 when Cam Smith hit the go-ahead homer in the ninth after Cristian Javier and Zack Wheeler traded seven innings of control.
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Astros 2, Phillies 1: Cam Smith kept the ninth from belonging to Philadelphia
Cam Smith's ninth-inning homer broke a tie after Cristian Javier and Zack Wheeler traded seven innings of controlled damage.
Phillies 11, Astros 7: Schwarber flipped the deficit
Philadelphia erased a two-run deficit with a six-run sixth inning, led by Kyle Schwarber's grand slam in an 11-7 win over Houston.
Astros 6, Phillies 5: Three homers owned the margin
Houston's bottom half supplied three home runs, and the Astros held off Philadelphia after the Phillies made the late innings uncomfortable.
Astros 9, Yankees 7: Houston kept answering the microphone
Houston beat New York 9-7 after Yainer Diaz hit two homers, Luis Garcia Jr. collected four hits, and the Astros answered every Yankee surge.
Astros 2, Giants 1: Two runs owned the margin
Houston answered San Francisco's first-inning run with two late scores and held on behind a low-volume pitching duel at Oracle Park.
Blue Jays 5, Astros 4: Toronto answered Houston's power burst
Toronto erased a three-run Houston lead, then survived a tense tenth inning after its two-run answer held up by one run.
Astros 7, Blue Jays 2: Houston made the middle its property
Houston beat Toronto 7-2 after a four-run fifth inning turned a quiet game into a controlled Astros win.
Astros 6, Angels 4: Four runs came from one ninth-inning hit
Houston sent 10 batters to the plate and scored four runs on one hit in the ninth to erase a 4-2 deficit and stun the Angels 6-4.
Astros 5, Marlins 3: Paredes turned a close game with one swing
Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer and Tatsuya Imai struck out eight as Houston defeated Miami 5-3.
Astros 8, Marlins 5: Houston answered with six at once
Houston fell behind 2-0, then scored six runs in the second inning behind Jeremy Peña's grand slam and a Yordan Alvarez homer.
Orioles 5, Astros 2: Brandon Young kept Houston waiting
Brandon Young allowed one run over seven innings as Baltimore turned six hits into a 5-2 win over Houston.
Orioles 4, Astros 2: Baltimore turned patience into a sixth straight win
Baltimore survived Houston's bases-loaded 10th before Tyler O'Neill and Leody Taveras delivered an 11th-inning win.
Orioles 3, Astros 2: Taylor Ward found the only swing Baltimore needed
Taylor Ward's two-run homer in the eighth lifted Baltimore over Houston 3-2 and extended the Orioles' winning streak to five games.