Wright: Still struggling
(c) Associated Press
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After a rough start in his last matchup at Wrigley, Carlos Silva showed what a 10-win pitcher should do, defeating the Astros, 5-2, Monday night in Houston.
Michael Bourn ignited another first-inning score with a double then Lance Berkman singled him home for a 1-0 lead. But Wesley Wright gave up four runs in the next two innings, including run-scoring doubles from Giovanni Soto and Alfonso Soriano. Ryan Theriot hit his first homer of the season in the sixth off Nelson Figueroa to up Chicago's lead to 5-1.
Hunter Pence drove in Angel Sanchez in the seventh but that was all Houston could muster against the Cubs bullpen. Four Astros had multi-hit games, including Chris Johnson who now has a ten-game hitting streak and has bumped his average up to .322.
Brett Myers (7-6) will have a rematch with Ted Lilly (3-8) in Tuesday's 7:05 Central start. Both allowed just one run over seven innings last week in Chicago in a game Houston won in extra innings after both starters were long gone. It should be a good matchup again.
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