MLB Game Summary - Philadelphia at Houston
Kissimmee, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Robbie Grossman, Luis Valbuena and Marwin Gonzalez all homered to lead Houston to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the Astros' Grapefruit League opener.
Grossman and Gonzalez had back-to-back solo shots off of Phillippe Aumont in the fifth inning, while Gonzalez homered against Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez with none on in the fourth.
Grossman had an RBI single earlier for the Astros, while Valbuena finished 2- for-2 in his Houston debut. Astros starter Collin McHugh struck out three over the first two innings, yielding just one walk and no hits.
Cliff Lee worked two scoreless frames for Philadelphia, scattering a pair of singles.
Dominic Brown and Cody Asche each had two hits and an RBI for the Phillies. Cameron Rupp and Andres Blanco also recorded a pair of hits in the loss.
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