HOUSTON (Interstat) — Jeremy Peña homered twice and drove in three runs, Jose Altuve added a home run and four RBIs, and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday at Daikin Park. Peña went 3 for 5 with two homers, while Altuve finished 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs. Tatsuya Imai (4-3) earned the win, pitching six innings and allowing three earned runs while striking out 11.

Houston scored in the first inning on an Isaac Paredes single that included a throwing error. Cleveland answered with three runs in the third as Brayan Rocchio doubled and Rhys Hoskins homered. The Astros took control in the sixth when Altuve hit a three-run homer, then added two runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.

Tanner Bibee (2-8) took the loss for Cleveland, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Guardians had seven hits and dropped to 40-36. Houston improved to 36-41 with 12 hits before 33,279 fans in 2 hours, 39 minutes.