HOUSTON (Interstat) — Tatsuya Imai pitched six strong innings and Isaac Paredes drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Daikin Park.

Imai allowed four hits and one earned run while striking out eight to improve to 6-4. Josh Hader worked a scoreless ninth for his 11th save. Paredes went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the fifth inning that broke the game open.

Miami starter Tyler Phillips took the loss, falling to 2-5 after surrendering two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Joe Mack hit a two-run homer in the seventh for the Marlins, who managed eight hits to match Houston’s total.

Kyle Stowers went 2 for 5 with an RBI double for Miami. Ryan Gusto and Bennett Sousa each tossed a scoreless inning in relief. The Astros improved to 49-54, while the Marlins dropped to 52-50. Attendance was 28,748, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.