Jake Meyers homered, Martín Maldonado broke out of his slump with an RBI double and the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott, left, hits Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker on a stolen base-attempt during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Houston. Tucker was out on the play. – Astros manager Dusty Baker didn’t want to make too much of a win in April — but he sure was glad to get it Sunday night.
“It was, it was huge, especially against the team that we faced in the World Series," Baker said. “You've got to win these games when you’re struggling and it was big for us to salvage a win.”Maldonado’s double in the second inning snapped an 0-for-24 slide and put the Astros on top 2-1. The Astros got things going early when they loaded the bases with no outs in the first before José Abreu grounded into a double play that made it 1-0.David Hensley also ended an 0-for-24 slide and got his first extra-base hit of the season when he doubled to start the Houston second. With two outs, Maldonado hit a ground-rule double that scored Hensley to make it 2-1.
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