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08/30 17:31 CDT Wade's pinch-hit homer helps first-place Astros power past Mets
6-3
Wade's pinch-hit homer helps first-place Astros power past Mets 6-3
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Pinch-hitter LaMonte Wade Jr.'s go-ahead two-run homer in the
sixth inning helped power the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the New York
Mets on Sunday.
With Houston trailing 3-2, Wade launched a pitch from Jonathan Pintaro (0-1)
for the third pinch-hit homer of his career and his first since April 2, 2025,
while with San Francisco.
Jeremy Pea hit a leadoff homer and had two RBIs for the Astros, who remained
two games ahead of Texas in the AL West and overcame consecutive homers by
Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, the Mets' first two batters, in the first
inning.
Houston scored twice in the seventh to make it a three-run game. Isaac Paredes
scored on Daulton Varsho's bases-loaded groundout to first and Jose Altuve
raced home when Jared Young threw wide of the plate.
Ethan Pecko overcame a laborious first inning to earn his first big league win.
Pecko (1-0) gave up three hits --- including homers on consecutive pitches to
the Mets' first two batters, Lindor and Soto --- and struck out four over five
innings.
Josh Hader, the Astros' fifth pitcher, notched his 21st save with a one-hit
ninth.
The homers by Lindor and Soto marked the fifth time New York's first two
batters went deep and the first time since Oct. 4, 2022, when Brandon Nimmo,
Lindor and Jeff McNeil went back-to-back-to-back against the Washington
Nationals.
The leadoff homers by Pea and Lindor marked the fourth time both leadoff
hitters went deep to open their team's half of the first inning in the majors
this season.
Luis Torrens gave the Mets a brief lead in the fifth by hitting into a
run-scoring double play.
Mets rookie Zac Thornton allowed two runs and struck out five in five innings.
Up next Astros: RHP Peter Lambert (8-7, 3.66 ERA) starts Monday against LHP Anthony Kay (9-6, 4.09 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox. Mets: RHP Robert Stock (0-3, 7.40 ERA) pitches Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays and LHP Ian Seymour (9-5, 4.21 ERA). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Astros: RHP Peter Lambert (8-7, 3.66 ERA) starts Monday against LHP Anthony Kay (9-6, 4.09 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox. Mets: RHP Robert Stock (0-3, 7.40 ERA) pitches Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays and LHP Ian Seymour (9-5, 4.21 ERA). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
