The American League’s leading run scoring offense could manage only two runs and three hits tonight, but it was just enough behind the 6.2 innings of one-run baseball by rookie starter Cristian Javier. It was Javier’s fourth win of the season, and it lowered his ERA to 3.35 for the year.
The Astros took advantage of Rangers starter Kolby Allard early, scoring two runs in the first on a lead-off walk by George Springer, soon followed by a Michael Brantley home run, his second in two games.
The Astros would only muster one more hit for the next six innings against Allard, who came into the game with a 6.