Backs up against the wall
The Astros are fully aware of their early struggles, but made no bones about putting in the work to fix them.
Alex Bregman collects his 1,000th career hit with a pop-fly single in the top of the 6th
Justin Verlander fans seven over 4 1/3 scoreless innings of work in his start versus the Cubs
Justin Verlander escapes 1st-inning trouble unscathed, striking out two to work out of a bases-loaded jam
Jose Altuve launches a solo homer to left field to cut the Astros' deficit to one run in the top of the 9th inning
The data behind Jose Altuve's home run
Spencer Arrighetti tallies seven strikeouts through 3 2/3 innings on the bump during his outing against the Cubs
The data behind Spencer Arrighetti's outing
Pitch diagrams, the data behind Spencer Arrighetti's pitches
Jake Meyers crushes a solo home run to left field for his 3rd homer of the season, bringing the Astros within three runs in the 5th
Yainer Diaz drills a double to deep center off the wall, plating Kyle Tucker to put the Astros on the board in the 4th
Yordan Alvarez legs out a fielder's choice following a successful challenge, overturning the call in the 8th