Final
Altuve leads Astros past Indians
Sep 16, 2014 - 7:42 AM Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Jose Altuve drove in two runs and Collin McHugh was solid over 6 2/3 innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set on Monday.Altuve finished 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored and Dexter Fowler drove in a run for the Astros, who have won their last two games.
McHugh (10-9) gave up just one unearned run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts to earn his sixth straight winning decision. The right-hander did, however, leave the game with a left forearm contusion.
"Overall today it was a battle," McHugh said. "Overall it is a great team victory."
Michael Brantley had two hits and Carlos Santana brought in the lone run for Cleveland, which have dropped its last four games.
Zach McAllister (3-7) was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts across six frames.
"I felt good," McAllister said. "I was happy the way I was able to get early strikes."
Michael Bourn reached second to start the game after first baseman Marc Krauss missed a catch at first. Jose Ramirez's sacrifice bunt moved Bourn to third before Santana's single to right gave the Indians an early 1-0 lead.
The Astros went ahead in the third. Gregorio Petit hit a single and Robbie Grossman doubled to place runners on second and third with one out. Altuve's grounder up the middle brought them both around for a 2-1 edge.
Altuve tripled to start the bottom of the eighth and came home on Fowler's sacrifice fly.
Chad Qualls tossed a scoreless ninth for his 18th save of the season.
Game Notes
Grossman has hit in seven straight games ... Astros designated hitter Chris Carter's hitting streak ended at 12 games after he went 0-for-4 ... McAllister has not earned a win in his last 13 starts.
- CLEVELAND: 1
HOUSTON: 3
Final
Sep 15 11:00 PM - Dexter Fowler sacrifice fly to center scored Jose Altuve. None on with one out and Chris Carter due up.
Guardians 1, Astros 3 Bot 8, 1 OutSep 15 10:44 PM - Dexter Fowler out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Michael Bourn. Jose Altuve scores.
Guardians 1, Astros 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 15 10:44 PM - Jose Altuve single to center scored Gregorio Petit and Robbie Grossman. Runner on first with one out and Dexter Fowler due up.
Guardians 1, Astros 2 Bot 3, 1 OutSep 15 9:05 PM - Jose Altuve singles to center field. Robbie Grossman scores. Gregorio Petit scores.
Guardians 1, Astros 2 Bot 3, 1 OutSep 15 9:04 PM - Carlos Santana singles to right center field. Michael Bourn scores.
Guardians 1, Astros 0 Top 1, 2 OutsSep 15 8:21 PM - Carlos Santana single to right scored Michael Bourn. Runner on first with two outs and Jason Kipnis due up.
Guardians 1, Astros 0 Top 1, 2 OutsSep 15 8:20 PM - Michael Bourn reaches on error. Michael Bourn to second. Fielding error by Marc Krauss.
Sep 15 8:16 PM - CLEVELAND: 0
HOUSTON: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 15 8:14 PM
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