Houston Astros at New York Mets

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Houston Astros

68-67, 35-32 Away

Final
3 - 1

New York Mets

60-75, 31-38 Home

Varsho backs Brown in the Astros' 3-1 victory over the Mets

Brown (4-3) threw 102 pitches and allowed five hits and a walk, becoming the first Astros starter since Aug. 10 to complete six innings.

Bryan Abreu struck out two and retired all four batters he faced. Josh Hader struck out two in the ninth for his 20th save in 20 opportunities.

Brown struck out six and didn't allow a hit through the first three innings, but Francisco Lindor led off the fourth with a single then scored from first on Carson Benge's one-out double.

Christian Scott (4-4) allowed only a Jose Altuve single in 5 1/3 innings, but he left after loading the bases on three walks. Varsho greeted Nate Lavender with a two-run single and Yainer Diaz singled in another run.

Scott walked five and was charged with all three runs. It was the first time Lavender allowed an inherited runner to score in his first 10 appearances with the Mets.

Houston (68-67) won Sunday to take two of three at Yankee Stadium and began the day with a one-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the AL West.

The Mets (60-75) have lost three straight.

Up next The Astros have not announced a starting pitcher for Saturday opposite Mets RHP Nolan McLean (9-8, 3.21 ERA).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Robert Jr. struck out looking.
	9th Inning	Benge grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Bichette struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Hader relieved Abreu
	9th Inning	Allen at second base.
	9th Inning	Velázquez struck out looking.

Statistics

HOU		NYM
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
14	Ground Balls	8
8	Strikeouts	14
3	Runs Batted In	1
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
4	Hits	5
1	Stolen Bases	0
6	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	1
1	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
30	At Bats	31
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
10	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	1
8	Fly Balls	9
0	Caught Stealing	0
147	Pitches	137
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
4	Total Bases	6
36	Plate Appearances	32
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
0	Extra Base Hits	1
1.2	Runs Created	0.1
.133	Batting Average	.161
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.133	Slugging Percentage	.194
.233	Secondary Average	.065
.278	On Base Percentage	.188
.411	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.381
1.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.9
1.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	0.1
17.0	Batter Rating	11.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.08	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.28
.000	Isolated Power	.032
0.75	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.07
.167	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.031
.100	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.097
6.0	Runs Produced	2.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.2
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
66.3	MLB Rating	62.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0