The Astros pushed their lead to 3-1 when Jose Altuve, who has hit balls hard off Sanchez all night, doubled. He scored when Michael Brantley worked a good at-bat and got some help on some borderline low pitches that home plate Gary Cederstrom called balls. Ahead 3-1, Brantley got a pitch over the plate and singled to right field.
Sanchez coughed up another single, to Yuli Gurriel, but wriggled out of the inning when Carlos Correa grounded out.
Greinke has had traffic on the bases each inning and it drove up his pitch count. The dam finally broke in the bottom half of the inning.