Pitching-Challenged Astros Tame Dodgers 7-3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brett Myers pitched a four-hitter and retired 17 consecutive batters in the first complete game by Houston's staff this season, leading the Astros to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Myers (3-6) struck out six, allowing a first-inning sacrifice fly by Matt Kemp and a two-run homer in the ninth by Andre Ethier after an error by first baseman Brett Wallace.

The right-hander, facing the Dodgers for the first time since the 2008 NL championship series with Philadelphia, threw 98 pitches and went the distance for the 11th time in 231 career starts -- after going 1-6 with a 6.16 ERA in his previous 10 outings.

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