WASHINGTON (AP) — Humberto Quintero and Geoff Blum each homered in a seven-run fifth inning, Bud Norris won for the seventh time in eight decisions and the Houston Astros beat the mistake-prone Washington Nationals 8-2 Monday night.
Norris (9-8) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2-3 innings. The right-hander walked four and struck out six. The Astros are 10-1 in Norris’ previous 11 starts. He is 7-1 with a 3.52 ERA over that span.
Houston has won six of eight. Washington lost its fourth straight.
The Nationals committed three errors leading to four unearned runs in the fifth, when the Astros erased Washington’s 2-1 lead with their highest-scoring inning of the season.
Quintero’s two-run homer and Blum’s three-run drive both came off Livan Hernandez (10-12).
