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Washington Post
3 days ago
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Brice Matthews hits first 2 big-league homers, leads Astros past the D-backs 6-3
PHOENIX — Brice Matthews hit his first two big-league homers and had five RBIs, Christian Walker added an RBI double in his return to Chase Field and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night. Matthews went deep in the second inning with a three-run shot, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. His two-run homer in the seventh pushed the Astros ahead 6-3. The 23-year-old second baseman is one of the Astros' top prospects and a first-round pick in 2023. The Diamondbacks had their four-game winning streak snapped. Eugenio Suarez hit his NL-leading 36th homer. Arizona's Zac Gallen (7-11) gave up six runs over six innings. He's given up 23 homers this year, which is already the most in a season in his career. Houston lefty Colton Gordon (4-2) gave up three runs — two earned — over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Hader worked the ninth for his 26th save in 27 chances. The D-backs had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but Josh Naylor flied out to right to end the game. Walker had two hits while playing against the D-backs for the first time since he left the team for Houston in free agency during the offseason. He hit 146 homers over eight seasons in Arizona, helping the franchise reach the World Series in 2023. D-backs star Ketel Marte returned to the lineup for the first time since his house was burglarized over the All-Star break . The D-backs left 11 runners on base. The D-backs loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but reliever Bennett Sousa retired Marte on a fly ball to left to end the threat. Gallen reached 1,000 career strikeouts in the fourth inning. He's the second pitcher who debuted in 2019 to hit the mark, joining Dylan Cease. The Astros send LHP Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.75 ERA) to the mound against Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6, 5.94) on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Brice matthews hits first 2 big-league homers, leads astros past the d-backs 6-3
PHOENIX (AP) – Brice Matthews hit his first two big-league homers and had five RBIs. Christian Walker added an RBI double in his return to Chase Field, and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night. Matthews went deep in the second inning with a three-run shot, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. His two-run homer in the seventh pushed the Astros ahead 6-3. The 23-year-old second baseman is one of the Astros' top prospects and a first-round pick in 2023. The Diamondbacks had their four-game winning streak snapped. Eugenio Suarez hit his NL-leading 36th homer. Arizona's Zac Gallen (7-11) gave up six runs over six innings. He's given up 23 homers this year, which is already the most in a season in his career. Houston lefty Colton Gordon (4-2) gave up three runs – two earned – over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Hader worked the ninth for his 26th save in 27 chances. The D-backs had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but Josh Naylor flied out to right to end the game. Walker had two hits while playing against the D-backs for the first time since he left the team for Houston in free agency during the offseason. He hit 146 homers over eight seasons in Arizona, helping the franchise reach the World Series in 2023. D-backs star Ketel Marte returned to the lineup for the first time since his house was burglarized over the All-Star break. The D-backs left 11 runners on base. Key moment: The D-backs loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but reliever Bennett Sousa retired Marte on a fly ball to left to end the threat. Key stat: Gallen reached 1000 career strikeouts in the fourth inning. He's the second pitcher who debuted in 2019 to hit the mark, joining Dylan Cease. Up next: The Astros send LHP Framber Valdez (10-4 2.75 ERA) to the mound against Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6 5.94) on Tuesday.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Brice Matthews hits first 2 big-league homers, leads Astros past the D-backs 6-3
PHOENIX (AP) — Brice Matthews hit his first two big-league homers and had five RBIs, Christian Walker added an RBI double in his return to Chase Field and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night. Matthews went deep in the second inning with a three-run shot, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. His two-run homer in the seventh pushed the Astros ahead 6-3. The 23-year-old second baseman is one of the Astros' top prospects and a first-round pick in 2023. The Diamondbacks had their four-game winning streak snapped. Eugenio Suarez hit his NL-leading 36th homer. Arizona's Zac Gallen (7-11) gave up six runs over six innings. He's given up 23 homers this year, which is already the most in a season in his career. Houston lefty Colton Gordon (4-2) gave up three runs — two earned — over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Hader worked the ninth for his 26th save in 27 chances. The D-backs had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but Josh Naylor flied out to right to end the game. Walker had two hits while playing against the D-backs for the first time since he left the team for Houston in free agency during the offseason. He hit 146 homers over eight seasons in Arizona, helping the franchise reach the World Series in 2023. D-backs star Ketel Marte returned to the lineup for the first time since his house was burglarized over the All-Star break. The D-backs left 11 runners on base. Key moment The D-backs loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but reliever Bennett Sousa retired Marte on a fly ball to left to end the threat. Key stat Gallen reached 1,000 career strikeouts in the fourth inning. He's the second pitcher who debuted in 2019 to hit the mark, joining Dylan Cease. Up next The Astros send LHP Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.75 ERA) to the mound against Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6, 5.94) on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Brice Matthews' first two homers lead Astros past D-backs
July 22 - Rookie Brice Matthews hit his first two homers and drove in his first five runs as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 in Phoenix on Monday. Matthews hit a three-run homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the seventh, both off Zac Gallen (7-11). The 23-year-old second baseman was in his fifth league major game since being promoted from Triple-A Sugar Land. Eugenio Suarez homered for the fifth time in the past three games, but the D-backs' four-game winning streak ended. Suarez leads the National League with 36 homers and tops the majors with 86 RBIs. Astros first baseman Christian Walker had two hits and an RBI double in his first game against the D-backs after signing a three-year, $60 million free agent deal last winter. He hit 146 homers and was a three-time Gold Glove winner in eight seasons with Arizona. Houston's Chas McCormick finished 2-for-4. Corbin Carroll had an RBI single, stole a base and scored a run while James McCann and Josh Naylor had two hits apiece for the Diamondbacks. Houston rookie Colton Gordon (4-2) gave up seven hits and three runs (two earned) in 5 2/3 innings as the Astros won their second straight after losing seven of eight. Gordon struck out four and walked two. Bennett Sousa replaced Gordon with runners on first and second and two outs in the sixth, then walked Geraldo Perdomo before getting Ketel Marte to pop out to preserve a 4-3 lead. Josh Hader walked two with two outs in the ninth but got Naylor to fly out for his 26th save in 27 chances. Gallen allowed six runs and seven hits while striking out six and walking one in six-plus innings. He has given up an NL-high 23 homers, also a career high. The Diamondbacks took a 1-0 in the first when Marte doubled and Carroll hit an RBI single. Matthews' two-out, 397-foot homer in the bottom of the first put the Astros ahead 3-1. Walker doubled in a run in the third before the D-backs chipped away. Suarez homered in the third and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a sacrifice fly in the fifth, slicing the deficit to 4-3. Matthews' second homer went projected at 423 feet and ended Gallen's outing in the seventh. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
3 days ago
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- Associated Press
Brice Matthews hits first 2 big-league homers, leads Astros past the D-backs 6-3
PHOENIX (AP) — Brice Matthews hit his first two big-league homers and had five RBIs, Christian Walker added an RBI double in his return to Chase Field and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Monday night. Matthews went deep in the second inning with a three-run shot, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. His two-run homer in the seventh pushed the Astros ahead 6-3. The 23-year-old second baseman is one of the Astros' top prospects and a first-round pick in 2023. The Diamondbacks had their four-game winning streak snapped. Eugenio Suarez hit his NL-leading 36th homer. Arizona's Zac Gallen (7-11) gave up six runs over six innings. He's given up 23 homers this year, which is already the most in a season in his career. Houston lefty Colton Gordon (4-2) gave up three runs — two earned — over 5 2/3 innings. Josh Hader worked the ninth for his 26th save in 27 chances. The D-backs had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but Josh Naylor flied out to right to end the game. Walker had two hits while playing against the D-backs for the first time since he left the team for Houston in free agency during the offseason. He hit 146 homers over eight seasons in Arizona, helping the franchise reach the World Series in 2023. D-backs star Ketel Marte returned to the lineup for the first time since his house was burglarized over the All-Star break. The D-backs left 11 runners on base. Key moment The D-backs loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but reliever Bennett Sousa retired Marte on a fly ball to left to end the threat. Key stat Gallen reached 1,000 career strikeouts in the fourth inning. He's the second pitcher who debuted in 2019 to hit the mark, joining Dylan Cease. Up next The Astros send LHP Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.75 ERA) to the mound against Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6, 5.94) on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:
