Astros spark-plug Jose Altuve lined the second pitch of the game into left field, and he kept the pressure on Ventura long enough for George Springer to draw a walk, bringing rookie phenom Carlos Correa to the plate. Correa singled on a 2-2 pitch to right to load the bases, setting up consecutive run-scoring groundouts off the bats of Colby Rasmus and Evan Gattis.
Having already forced Ventura to throw 24 pitches in the first inning, the Astros didn't back down in the second, getting a two-out double from No.