HOUSTON \u2014 Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The rookie\u2019s second hit of the game came off Orion Kerkering (5-3) and gave the Astros their fourth straight win.<\/p>\n
Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the inning to end the Phillies\u2019 26-inning scoreless streak. They scored one run in three games in Houston.<\/p>\n
The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Yainer Diaz\u2019s RBI single in the second inning. They only managed three more hits off Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez, who struck out 11 with zero walks over six innings. Sanchez has not issued a walk in three straight starts.<\/p>\n
Hunter Brown lowered his league best ERA to 1.74 by scattering three singles over seven shutout innings, with nine strikeouts. He did not allow a runner to reach second base.<\/p>\n
Bryan Abreu (3-3) struck out Trea Turner to end the eighth, and then struck out Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Nick Castellanos in the ninth.<\/p>\n
Rafael March\u00e1n had two of the Phillies\u2019 four hits. Bryson Stott reached base twice and scored the Phillies\u2019 lone run.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Smith\u2019s RBI.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
Brown\u2019s 1.74 ERA is the fourth best in Astros history through 16 starts and the best since Justin Verlander posted a 1.60 ERA through 16 starts in 2018.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The Phillies open a three-game series at the Braves on Friday with RHP Mick Abel (2-1 3.47 ERA) against Atlanta RHP Bryce Elder (2-4 4.77).<\/p>\n
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