Astros outlast Giants in 10 innings behind Smith and Wesneski
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Cam Smith homered, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 in 10 innings Monday at Oracle Park.
Houston improved to 61-59, while San Francisco fell to 49-70. Hayden Wesneski started and allowed three earned runs over seven innings with four strikeouts, and Josh Hader earned the win with two scoreless innings. Jason Foley took the loss.
Jose Altuve’s sacrifice fly put Houston ahead in the first. Drew Gilbert tied it in the fourth, and Jung Hoo Lee homered in the fifth for a Giants lead. Smith homered in the seventh, but Gilbert answered in the bottom half. Smith singled in the ninth to tie it again.
In the 10th, Jeremy Peña singled in Smith, and Isaac Paredes doubled in two runs. Houston had eight hits, San Francisco had six. Blade Tidwell pitched 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Cam Smith went 3 for 4, and Gilbert drove in two for the Giants.
Attendance was 28,070; time of game was 2:45.