Even though they outhit the Marlins 8-to-6, they only managed to bring one home, dropping a 5-1 decision with 31,379 in attendance at Minute Maid Park.
After both Marlins starter Braxton Garrett and Astros starter Framber Valdez opened with a scoreless first, Miami got on the board with three runs in the second. Bryan De La Cruz opened the scoring with a bases loaded walk, followed by a Luke Williams RBI-single and a Jon Berti RBI-groundout. The Marlins added a run in the third on a Miguel Rojas fieder’s choice ball to make it 4-0.