{"id":434686,"date":"2023-05-01T03:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T07:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434686"},"modified":"2023-05-28T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:20:55","slug":"houston-avoids-3-game-sweep-with-tight-4-3-win-over-phillies","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/houston-avoids-3-game-sweep-with-tight-4-3-win-over-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston avoids 3-game sweep with tight 4-3 win over Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Astros edged out Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in a tightly-contested game to avoid a third straight loss on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrapping up April baseball with a win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZciQbcrZub\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZciQbcrZub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astros\/status\/1652855622671507457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jake Meyers shined with his home run, while Martin Maldonado notched an RBI double to help his team en route to victory. It was a vital moment in the game as the Astros went 2-1 at that point.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers heroics made it 3-1 for Houston, who went on to clinch the match from then onward.<\/p>\n<p>Kody Clemens had a home run for Phillies, while J.T. Realmuto also followed suit.<\/p>\n<p>With this victory Astros put an end to a poor run of form, which saw them lose twice to Philadelphia with a total score of 9-2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was, it was huge, especially against the team that we faced in the World Series,\u201d Astros manager Dusty Baker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to win these games when you\u2019re struggling and it was big for us to salvage a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_24031\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cuTKH6GI1CA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cuTKH6GI1CA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Astros edged out Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in a tightly-contested game to avoid a third straight loss on Sunday. 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