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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Chris Truby helped Jose Lima beat the Milwaukee
Brewers yet again.
|  | | Astros pitcher Jose Lima gave up six hits and improved to 9-0 against Milwaukee. |
Truby hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston
Astros sent the Milwaukee Brewers to their first loss in four games
at Miller Park, 3-0 Tuesday night.
"We were just outhit and outpitched," Milwaukee manager Davey
Lopes said. "When you don't score runs, you lose ballgames."
Lima (1-0) gave up six hits and struck out five before leaving
after Tony Fernandez's infield single in the ninth.
"That was better than any start Lima made last year," Houston
manager Larry Dierker said.
Lima improved to 9-0 against Milwaukee, which has lost six
straight to Houston.
"I want to earn my respect back," said Lima, who gave up an
NL-record 48 homers last season. "I was nice and calm, hit my
spots and threw my changeup when I needed to."
Billy Wagner followed Lima and struck out the side on 11 pitches
for his second save this season.
Truby's home run, his fourth of the season, came with two
strikes and one out in the ninth off Curtis Leskanic (0-2)
following singles by Richard Hidalgo and Daryle Ward, and a
sacrifice by Brad Ausmus.
It was the first time this season the Brewers gave up a run in
the ninth inning.
"It was supposed to be a fastball in and I left it over the
plate," Leskanic said. "The only thing I wish I could take back
on it would have been to get the pitch in more."
Milwaukee had been 3-0 in its new ballpark, which opened Friday.
The Brewers opened 0-4 on the road.
Brewers starter Paul Rigdon allowed three hits and struck out
six in seven innings.
Game notes
Gametime temperature inside Miller Park was 66 degrees.
Outside it was 41 degrees. ... Truby has hit all four homers
against Milwaukee and became the first player to hit a three-run
home run in Miller Park. Jeromy Burnitz extended his league-leading
eight-game hitting streak with an infield single in the second
inning. ... Lima and Rigdon pitched against each other on April 4.
Neither figured in the decision in Houston's 8-6, 12-inning
victory. ... Lima was 4-0 with a 1.46 ERA in five games at County
Stadium. ... Houston began its first and longest road trip of the
season Monday. The Astros will play nine games in three cities
(Milwaukee, St. Louis and Pittsburgh).
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