CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Mike Burrows pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and struck out six as the Houston Astros blanked the Cincinnati Reds 10-0 on Friday night at Great American Ball Park. Burrows, who improved to 2-4, allowed no runs and walked none in his sharpest start of the season.

Houston scored two runs in the second inning on Zach Dezenzo’s home run, two more in the sixth on Yordan Alvarez’s homer, a single run in the eighth and five in the ninth. Zach Cole capped the outburst with a three-run homer in the ninth. Alvarez finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Dezenzo drove in two.

The Astros collected 13 hits while holding Cincinnati to five. Reds starter Nick Lodolo (0-1) allowed five hits and four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Attendance was 24,347. The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Houston improved to 16-23; Cincinnati fell to 20-19.