Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Thursday night.
Angel Sanchez and Hunter Pence singled with no outs before Lee drove Pat Misch’s next pitch to the Crawford Boxes in left field. Misch (0-2) was rolling before the trouble in the seventh, retiring 16 straight hitters after Pence’s two-out double in the first.
Bud Norris (6-7) pitched seven solid innings for Houston, yielding two runs and two hits. Wilton Lopez worked the eighth before Brandon Lyon tossed a perfect ninth for his fifth save, completing the three-hitter.