...and that was really all Houston would need.
Ryan Gusto (4-3, 4.56) tossed the first Quality Start of his career, striking out seven and keeping the Pale Hose to two runs on seven hits and a walk. Gusto put 60 of his 91 offerings in the black, as called by Umpire Chris Conroy. Meanwhile, the Astros offense figured out Sean Burke (3-7, 4.71) pretty quickly.
Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve got things going with consecutive one-out first-inning doubles. Christian Walker (9) brought the total to 3-0 two batters later with a drive into the cheap seats.