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07-19-2002, 11:02 AM
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers starter Jamey Wright isn't the first pitcher to be stung by Houston's Killer B's.
Craig Biggio, Lance Berkman and Jeff Bagwell, the heart of the Astros' batting order, went 5-for-10, scored three times and drove in all four runs in a 4-2 comeback win over the Brewers on Thursday before 30,149 at Miller Park.
Pedro Borbon (3-2) retired one hitter in the bottom of the seventh and got the win. Billy Wagner set the Brewers down in order in the ninth for his 17th save.
The Astros (46-48) begin another intra-division series against the Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field and have won six of their last seven series to climb back into the National League Central race.
Wright dropped to 2-9 and the Brewers (34-62) limped out of Milwaukee after a dismal 1-7 homestand, including back-to-back two-game sweeps by division rivals Houston and Cincinnati.
Down 2-0 after Brewers first baseman Richie Sexson notched a pair of RBI singles off Astros starter Pete Munro, and held by Wright to one hit in the first five innings, Houston started its comeback in the sixth.
Pinch-hitter Alan Zinter hit a one-out double that glanced off the top of the right field wall and fell back into play. After Brewers shortstop Jose Hernandez snared a sharp line drive off the bat of Jose Vizcaino, Houston notched three straight solid singles, including RBI hits by Biggio and Bagwell that tied the game.
But even after a walk to Daryle Ward, Brewers manager Jerry Royster stuck with Wright. And it looked like a good decision, as Wright retired the next five hitters in order before he walked Biggio with one out in the eighth.
Biggio stole second and forced Wright to intentionally walk the left-handed hitting Berkman to get to Bagwell. But with Bagwell at the plate, Wright fired over his head and to the backstop, putting the go-ahead runs at second and third. Bagwell drove them home with a two-run double to right and finished with three RBIs.
Sexson, playing on bad hamstrings, snapped an 0-for-10 slump with hits in his first three at-bats. Meanwhile, Wright was cruising. The first 11 Astros went down in order until Berkman's two-out double in the fourth, and Berkman was the only base runner through the fifth.
Astros starter Munro allowed two runs and eight hits in five innings of his third start of the season and eighth start of his career.
Craig Biggio, Lance Berkman and Jeff Bagwell, the heart of the Astros' batting order, went 5-for-10, scored three times and drove in all four runs in a 4-2 comeback win over the Brewers on Thursday before 30,149 at Miller Park.
Pedro Borbon (3-2) retired one hitter in the bottom of the seventh and got the win. Billy Wagner set the Brewers down in order in the ninth for his 17th save.
The Astros (46-48) begin another intra-division series against the Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field and have won six of their last seven series to climb back into the National League Central race.
Wright dropped to 2-9 and the Brewers (34-62) limped out of Milwaukee after a dismal 1-7 homestand, including back-to-back two-game sweeps by division rivals Houston and Cincinnati.
Down 2-0 after Brewers first baseman Richie Sexson notched a pair of RBI singles off Astros starter Pete Munro, and held by Wright to one hit in the first five innings, Houston started its comeback in the sixth.
Pinch-hitter Alan Zinter hit a one-out double that glanced off the top of the right field wall and fell back into play. After Brewers shortstop Jose Hernandez snared a sharp line drive off the bat of Jose Vizcaino, Houston notched three straight solid singles, including RBI hits by Biggio and Bagwell that tied the game.
But even after a walk to Daryle Ward, Brewers manager Jerry Royster stuck with Wright. And it looked like a good decision, as Wright retired the next five hitters in order before he walked Biggio with one out in the eighth.
Biggio stole second and forced Wright to intentionally walk the left-handed hitting Berkman to get to Bagwell. But with Bagwell at the plate, Wright fired over his head and to the backstop, putting the go-ahead runs at second and third. Bagwell drove them home with a two-run double to right and finished with three RBIs.
Sexson, playing on bad hamstrings, snapped an 0-for-10 slump with hits in his first three at-bats. Meanwhile, Wright was cruising. The first 11 Astros went down in order until Berkman's two-out double in the fourth, and Berkman was the only base runner through the fifth.
Astros starter Munro allowed two runs and eight hits in five innings of his third start of the season and eighth start of his career.