HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 on Saturday evening at Daikin Park, evening the series after a one-run loss the previous night. Peter Lambert earned the win, improving to 4-4, while Brandon Sproat took the loss, falling to 1-4.

Houston broke open a 2-0 game with a three-run second inning. Jake Meyers singled in Cam Smith, and Jeremy Peña followed with a three-run homer. Milwaukee answered in the fifth when Jackson Chourio singled home Garrett Mitchell, cutting the deficit to 3-2. The Astros responded immediately with three runs in the bottom half, keyed by Taylor Trammell’s RBI single and Isaac Paredes’ two-run double. Christian Walker capped the scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth.

Houston outhit Milwaukee 12-6. The Astros improved to 27-33, while the Brewers fell to 34-21. Attendance was 32,115, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.