Reynaldo Lopez produced his second consecutive scoreless start, Orlando Arcia provided early run support and the Atlanta Braves claimed a 6-2 interleague victory over the host Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.
Lopez (2-0) retired the final seven batters he faced while twirling six shutout frames. He allowed four hits, issued one walk and recorded a season-high seven strikeouts while tossing 94 pitches, 61 for strikes.
Kyle Tucker worked a two-out walk against Lopez in the bottom of the first but was stranded on first.