Cam Smith’s home run off Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday.
Smith jumped on a first-pitch splitter from the Phillies’ closer that hung in the middle of the strike zone and the Astros’ outfielder launched it deep over the right-center field wall for his 20th home run of the season. He also hit a homer in Wednesday’s 11-7 loss off Cristopher Sánchez.
In the bottom of the ninth, Josh Hader retired Edmundo Sosa, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner to close out Houston’s win. The Astros improved to 75-72 with the victory, increasing their first-place…
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