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05/02 22:07 CDT Singleton homers, Altuve adds 3 hits as Astros take series with
8-2 win over Guardians
Singleton homers, Altuve adds 3 hits as Astros take series with 8-2 win over
Guardians
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Jon Singleton homered and had three RBIs and Jose Altuve added
three hits to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-2 win over the Cleveland
Guardians on Thursday night.
The victory gives the Astros, who are last in the AL West at 11-20, consecutive
series wins for the first time this season.
Houston trailed 2-1 with one out in the sixth inning when Jeremy Pea tripled
on a ball that deflected off the glove of center fielder Gabriel Arias. There
were two outs when Singleton knocked a ball from Logan Allen (3-2) into the
front row in right field to put the Astros up 3-2.
Singleton has started the last three games at first base because slumping
veteran Jos Abreu has been optioned to Houston's spring training facility to
help the 2020 AL MVP get back on track.
Singleton has homered twice this week. The lefty hit his only two homers of
2023 in the same game on Aug. 11. He also shined in the bottom of the sixth
when Pea grabbed a grounder hit by Arias and he scooped up the throw to first
by extending into the splits.
Jake Meyers tripled to start the seventh and Houston stretched the lead to 4-2
when he scored on Altuve's single.
The Astros added a run when Tyler Beede plunked Pea with the bases loaded.
Yainer Diaz hit a two-run single with one out in the inning and Singleton made
it 8-2 when he drove one in with a sacrifice fly.
Houston's Spencer Arrighetti allowed four hits and two runs in a career-long 5
2/3 innings in his fourth major league start. Tayler Scott (1-1) went 1 1/3
scoreless innings for his first career win.
Andrs Gimnez hit an RBI double and Will Brennan added two hits for the AL
Central-leading Guardians, who dropped their second straight series after
losing two of three to Atlanta.
Allen yielded seven hits and three runs --- two earned --- in 5 2/3 innings.
Gimnez gave the Guardians an early lead with his RBI double in the third.
Steven Kwan made a great slide to avoid the tag at home on a sacrifice fly by
Jos Ramrez to make it 2-0.
Singleton scored on a passed ball by Bo Naylor with two outs in the third.
Houston's Yordan Alvarez went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts Thursday to extend
his slump to 0 for 17 since homering twice last Saturday against the Rockies in
Mexico City.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: RHP Cristian Javier (neck soreness) will make a minor league
rehabilitation start this weekend. Manager Joe Espada said they haven't yet
decided where he will start. ... RHP Jos Urquidy, who hasn't pitched this
season because of an elbow injury, will throw a second live batting practice
session Sunday before beginning a rehabilitation assignment.
UP NEXT
Guardians: RHP Tanner Bibee (2-0, 3.45 ERA) will start the opener of a
three-games series against the Angels on Friday night against Jos Soriano
(0-4, 4.76).
Astros: RHP Ronel Blanco (3-0, 1.65) opposes Seattle RHP George Kirby (3-2,
4.18) in the first of three games against the Mariners on Friday night.
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