Overview
- On Saturday the Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 at Daikin Park, paced by Jeremy Peña's three hits including a two-run homer and Christian Walker's three-run shot.
- Peter Lambert earned the win by allowing two runs on five hits over five innings while Milwaukee starter Brandon Sproat was charged with the loss after yielding five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
- Houston broke the game open with a three-run fifth that featured Taylor Trammell's RBI infield single and Isaac Paredes' two-run double to stretch the lead to 6-2.
- The victory evened the series and marked Houston's seventh win in nine games, setting up Sunday’s pitching matchup between Tatsuya Imai and strikeout leader Jacob Misiorowski.
- Peña has returned from a roughly five-week hamstring absence and has hit three homers in his last five games, a sign of the Astros' broader power surge that ranks near the top of MLB in May.