Astros Lose To Mets In Series Opener

Francisco Alvarez #4 of the New York Mets and Grant Hartwig #93 of the New York Mets celebrate defeating the Houston Astros 11-1 at Minute Maid Park on June 19, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

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The Astros failed to put an end to their losing skid. Houston suffered its fifth straight loss with an 11-1 letdown to the New York Mets at Minute Maid Park. Yainer Diaz scored Houston's lone run with his sixth home run of the year on a solo shot in the seventh inning. Starting pitcher Hunter Brown was charged the loss after striking out seven and allowing six earned runs through five-and-two-thirds innings. The Astros fell to 39-and-34. They will send left-hander Framber Valdez to the hill against New York tonight.