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Pair of Three-Run Homers Carry Astros to Fifth Straight Win in 7-4 Victory over Cubs
- The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Friday night at Daikin Park, extending their winning streak to five games.
- The Astros’ strong offense, including rookie Cam Smith's three-run homer and a three-run blast by Yainer Diaz, overcame Cubs starter Cade Horton who allowed seven runs in four innings.
- Cam Smith, acquired in the offseason in the transaction involving Kyle Tucker, went 2-for-2 with two walks and drove in three runs, while Brandon Walter secured his first major league win by pitching six innings and allowing just one run.
- Astros manager Joe Espada praised Smith as a future middle-of-the-lineup bat, noting his unexpected rise to cleanup hitter status this early in the season.
- The win keeps Houston atop the AL West with a 49-33 record, holding a seven-game lead and improving to an MLB-best 18-6 in June, while the Astros prepare to face the Cubs again on Saturday.
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Cubs see lesson for playoffs in Cade Horton's first bad outing
HOUSTON — Daikin Park’s closed roof Friday amplified an already booming crowd of close to 40,000. Fireworks popped with every Astros home run, and the train above the left-field wall moved along the tracks.“This was a really good regular-season environment,” manager Craig Counsell said after the Cubs’ 7-4 loss Friday. “The fans do a great job. This place is loud always. I just told [rookie starter Cade Horton] that this is a good example of what…
Chicago Tribune
HOUSTON (AP) — Cam Smith hit a three-run homer in his first game against the Cubs since being traded to Houston, and the Astros beat Chicago 7-4 on Friday night. Brandon Walter pitched six strong innings for his first major league win. Yainer Díaz added a three-run homer for AL West-leading Houston, which extended its winning streak to five. The Astros scored four runs in the third inning off Cubs starter Cade Horton (3-2).
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith belt homers as Astros top Cubs
Yainer Diaz and Cam Smith slugged three-run home runs, and Brandon Walter earned his first career victory as the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Friday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
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