"The sixth and the seventh were really the key innings," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "Both times we had the first two runners on base and walked away with nothing. They obviously did a good job of conserving the runs there. We need to find a way to scratch a run across and get some momentum on our side. Some missed opportunities there, and it's unfortunate because the game was there to win."
The game was tied at 2 until Adam Jones hit a long home run to left field off reliever Chad Qualls with two outs in the eighth.