Meyers, Peña homer as Astros beat Brewers 5-4 for season-high sixth straight win

HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a two-run homer and Jeremy Peña’s three-run shot in the fifth inning gave the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night to extend their winning streak. consecutive victories at six. Games.

Houston trailed by 2 when Victor Caratini singled to start the fifth, Jose Altuve singled on an infield and Peña sent a Freddy Peralta slider into the left field seats for a 5-4 lead.

The Astros have won eight of their last nine games to begin to recover from a horrible start to the season and move into third place in the AL West.

“We feel good,” Peña said. “We have always believed in ourselves from the start. We have a great team. We have the necessary pieces and we are slowly putting them back together.

Hunter Brown (1-4) drove in four runs and four hits while walking three in five innings for his first win since September 13. He was 0-6 in his last nine starts.

Milwaukee had runners on first and second with two outs in the seventh, but Rafael Montero struck out William Contreras to end the threat.

The Brewers had two more with two outs in the eighth, but came up empty when Bryan Abreu struck out Sal Frelick.

Josh Hader pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save in seven chances.

“I see a team that plays with urgency,” manager Joe Espada said. “We have the advantage in our game on both sides of the ball. You could see the loot, you could feel the energy and it’s time for us to collect it.

Peralta (3-2) matched season highs by allowing five runs and eight hits in five innings.

Jake Bauers had a solo shot and Joey Ortiz added three hits, highlighted by a three-run homer in the fourth for the Brewers, whose two-game winning streak was snapped.

There was one out in the second when Bauers sent his rocketing shot into the second deck in right field to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead.

Alex Bregman singled with no outs in the bottom of the inning before Jon Singleton grounded out on a force out that left Bregman at second. Meyers then launched his fourth homer of the season into the crowd in left field to give Houston a 2-1 lead.

Bauers drew a one-out walk in the fourth before Frelick walked with two outs. Ortiz then put the Brewers back on top with his shot that just cleared the short fence in right field.

TRAINERS ROOM

Astros: OF Chas McCormick (right hamstring discomfort) went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab game for Double-A Corpus Christi Friday night. Manager Joe Espada said he would play one more game before being evaluated for a return.

FOLLOWING

Houston RHP Justin Verlander (2-1, 3.38 ERA) faces RHP Bryse Wilson (2-1, 2.65) when the series continues Saturday night.

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