Posted on June 26, 2025, 4:49 pm
Rookie Cam Smith roped an RBI single to left field with two outs in the eighth inning to score Isaac Paredes from second base with the go-ahead run and send the streaking Astros to a three-game sweep of the National League East-leading Phillies, 2-1, on Thursday afternoon at Daikin Park.
The Astros held the Phillies scoreless for the first 25 innings of the series.
Astros starter Hunter Brown threw seven scoreless innings to lower his Major League-leading ERA to 1.74. He struck out nine batters, didn’t issue a walk and allowed three singles, but hasn’t won a game in his last four starts despite posting a 1.48 ERA in 24 1/3 innings.
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