HOUSTON — Rookie right-hander J.P. France pitched seven innings and allowed two runs, and Kyle Tucker cranked a three-run homer within the fourth inning to ship the Astros to their fifth win of their previous six video games, 11-3, over the Angels on Saturday evening at Minute Maid Park.
France, making his first begin since July 31 as a result of he was briefly moved to the bullpen, has pitched seven innings in 5 of his final seven begins, together with 4 in a row. He is 6-0 with a 1.98 ERA in seven begins since June 29 after permitting two runs and 4 hits with 5 strikeouts in opposition to the Angels.
Tucker’s three-run homer off Angels starter Tyler Anderson was his twenty second of the 12 months and put Houston forward, 4-0. Yainer Diaz greeted reliever Dominic Leone with a two-run single with the bases loaded within the fifth, pushing the result in 7-1. Tucker drove in 4 runs, giving him 88 RBIs for the season.
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