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Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 Otto Kemp, right, is tagged out at home plate by Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz (21) during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\nHOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Cooper Hummel hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and Framber Valdez and two relievers combined for a four-hitter in the Houston Astros\u2019 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Phillies wasted a strong outing by Ranger Su\u00e1rez, who held Houston hitless through five innings and finished with seven strikeouts. He gave up four hits in 7 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
There was one out in the eighth when Hummel connected off Su\u00e1rez (6-2) on his opposite field shot to the bullpen in right-center field.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 Otto Kemp, right, is tagged out at home plate by Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz (21) during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p>\n
Valdez scattered four hits across seven scoreless innings. Bryan Abreu (2-3) struck out one in the eighth and Josh Hader struck out two in the ninth for his 20th save.<\/p>\n
The Phillies had a chance to get on the board in the sixth. J.T. Realmuto reached on a throwing error by third baseman Isaac Paredes with one out in the inning and stole second base. Valdez walked Otto Kemp but Edmundo Sosa grounded into a double play to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Sosa had two of the Phillies\u2019 four hits, including a double. He is 5 for 7 in his last two games.<\/p>\n
The Astros were hitless until Yainer Diaz singled on a grounder to right field to start Houston\u2019s sixth and Hummel followed with a single to right field. Mauricio Dub\u00f3n grounded into a double play that left Diaz at third before Su\u00e1rez walked Jeremy Pe\u00f1a. But Su\u00e1rez struck out Paredes to escape the jam.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
The home run by Hummel was his second since he was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land on June 14.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
Su\u00e1rez is the first Philadelphia starter to earn nine straight quality starts in his first 10 starts of the season since Aaron Harang did so in 2015, according to stats provided by the Phillies from the Elias Sport Bureau.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Philadelphia RHP Zack Wheeler (7-2, 2.81 ERA) opposes LHP Colton Gordon (2-1, 4.54) when the series continues Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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