late thursday: Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2

Houston AB R H BI SO AVG

Pena ss 5 2 3 1 0 .318

Paredes 3b 4 2 2 3 0 .252

Altuve dh 4 0 1 1 0 .264

Walker 1b 4 1 1 0 2 .209

Diaz c 4 0 0 0 2 .227

Meyers cf 3 1 0 0 0 .287

Smith rf 4 1 1 1 2 .245

Melton lf 4 1 2 2 1 .250

Dubon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 .257

TOTALS 36 8 10 8 7

Pittsburgh AB R H BI SO AVG

Cruz cf 4 0 1 2 2 .230

McCutchen dh 4 0 0 0 4 .249

Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0 3 .232

Gonzales 2b 4 0 0 0 3 .200

Hayes 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .224

Pham lf 2 0 0 0 1 .207

Davis c 4 0 0 0 2 .179

Triolo 1b 2 2 2 0 0 .170

a-Horwitz ph 1 0 0 0 1 .226

Kiner-Falefa ss 4 0 1 0 0 .303

TOTALS 32 2 5 2 16

Houston 000 400 202 8 10 1

Pittsburgh 001 010 000 2 5 0

a-struck out for Triolo in the 9th. E: Walker (2). LOB: Houston 4, Pittsburgh 7. 2B: Pena 2 (12), Triolo (5). HR: Paredes (13), off Keller; Paredes (14), off Borucki. RBIs: Paredes 3 (37), Smith (18), Melton 2 (2), Pena (31), Altuve (23), Cruz 2 (28). SB: Smith (3), Melton (1), Pena (11). SF: Altuve.

Runners left in scoring position: Houston 2 (Dubon, Walker); Pittsburgh 4 (Kiner-Falefa, McCutchen, Cruz 2). RISP: Houston 3 for 7; Pittsburgh 1 for 8. Runners moved up: Altuve, Dubon, Kiner-Falefa, Cruz. GIDP: Hayes. DP: Houston 1 (Pena, Dubon, Walker).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Valdez, W, 6-4 7 4 2 2 3 11 3.07

Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.61

Ort 1 1 0 0 1 2 6.46

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Keller, L, 1-8 61/3 8 6 6 1 5 4.13

Nicolas 12/3 0 0 0 1 1 8.10

Borucki 1 2 2 2 0 1 5.24

Pitches-Strikes: Valdez 99-66; Abreu 15-9; Ort 18-12; Keller 89-66; Nicolas 19-11; Borucki 20-15.

Batters Faced: Valdez 28; Abreu 3; Ort 5; Keller 28; Nicolas 6; Borucki 5.

Inherited runners-scored: Nicolas 1-1.

Umpires: Home, James Hoye; First, Sean Barber; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, John Libka. T: 2:24. A: 13,775 (38,753).