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| Carlos Lee ends Houston's season-opening losing skid. |
The Astros entered the game at home, with a 0-7 record, while they faced the Kansas City Royals at 1-5 -- the Royals won their previous game to earn their first win, but the Astros remained the last team in the majors without a win, until today.
The Astros got things rolling quickly as Hunter Pence & Lance Berkman delivered back-to-back one-out doubles to kick off the 1st, which was followed up by a Carlos Lee two-run HR, to give the Astros, a 3-0 lead.
The Royals would trim the lead down to a single run with Jeff Francoeur's 2nd Inning two-run homer, but that's as close as they would get as Houston would add 3 runs combined in the 7th & 8th innings, as Houston's bullpen (which has been a problem) anchored down K.C's attack with 3 scoreless innings; Mark Melancon locked down the save.
Houston's Chris Johnson had 3 hits (including a double), while Pence went 2-for-4, with a double & 7th Inning RBI single.
Brett Myers pitched 6 solid innings for Houston, allowing only 2 hits & 2 walks, 1 ER, with 6 K's.
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