American League Game Summary - Cleveland at Houston

Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Jose Altuve drove in two runs and Collin McHugh was solid over 6 2/3 innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set on Monday.

Altuve finished 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored and Dexter Fowler drove in a run for the Astros, who have won their last two games.

McHugh (10-9) gave up just one unearned run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts to earn his sixth straight winning decision. The right-hander did, however, leave the game with a left forearm contusion.

"Overall today it was a battle," McHugh said. "Overall it is a great team victory."

Michael Brantley had two hits and Carlos Santana brought in the lone run for Cleveland, which have dropped its last four games.

Zach McAllister (3-7) was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts across six frames.

"I felt good," McAllister said. "I was happy the way I was able to get early strikes."

Michael Bourn reached second to start the game after first baseman Marc Krauss missed a catch at first. Jose Ramirez's sacrifice bunt moved Bourn to third before Santana's single to right gave the Indians an early 1-0 lead.

The Astros went ahead in the third. Gregorio Petit hit a single and Robbie Grossman doubled to place runners on second and third with one out. Altuve's grounder up the middle brought them both around for a 2-1 edge.

Altuve tripled to start the bottom of the eighth and came home on Fowler's sacrifice fly.

Chad Qualls tossed a scoreless ninth for his 18th save of the season.