11 STRAIGHT WINS!! 🔥⚾🔥 Jose Altuve homered on the 1st pitch of the game, and Yordan Alvarez & Yuli Gurriel also went deep as the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve celebrates after his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Washington. – Jose Altuve homered on the first pitch of the game, and Yordan Alvarez and Yuli Gurriel also went deep and the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Houston staked Valdez to a 5-0 lead before he threw a pitch, its largest first-inning outburst since scoring six times at Seattle last July 26. It was the first meeting that counted between the franchises — who share a spring training facility — since the 2019 World Series. Dave Martinez, Baker’s successor, led the Nationals to their first championship in a series that saw the road team win all seven games.
Valdez struck out six during his longest outing of the year, surrendering his only run on Alcides Escobar’s fielder’s choice grounder in the seventh.
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