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Reds 1 Astros 0
Ty France clocked a 7th inning homer to crack a scoreless tie.
Rhett Lowder took a shutout one out into the 7th inning.
That's a series sweep of the 1st place Astros and nine straight wins vs Houston.
The Reds are now 51-19 over their last 70 games vs Houston. Overall, that's four straight wins for the Reds (68-73).
France: HR. 9 for 11 in the series.
Lowder: 6.1 IN 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 82 pitches/55 strikes. ERA 0.87.
Santillan: 1.2 IN. Entered with runners on the corners and one out in 7th....induced DP. Win.
Diaz: 1.0 IN, save
Elly and France each took away hits with spectacular plays in the 1st inning. Elly did it again in the 6th, ranging into the outfield grass to make a play.
His arm completed a weakly hit DP ball to end the 7th.
Reds are now 16-6 vs Yankees (3-0), Astros (3-0), Braves (2-0), Phils (4-3), Dodgers (4-3). 52-67 vs everyone else.
How they scored:
7th France HR, 1-0 Reds