The Astros scored in the first, but it also seemed like a missed opportunity to do much more damage. They loaded the bases against Braves rookie starter Dylan Lee with one out. The Braves yanked Lee and replaced him with Kyle Wright, who gave up a run when he got Carlos Correa to ground out, but struck out Kyle Tucker to end the inning.
The Astros also stranded the bases loaded in the third inning and have left 10 runners on base.
Jose Altuve hit a solo homer to dead center in the fourth inning.
The Braves got a clutch two-out hit from Austin Riley to drive in Eddie Rosario that cut the Astros lead to 2-1 in the sixth.