In the first inning on Thursday, the Astros turned three cheap hits — an infield single by Jake Meyers, a bloop single by Jose Altuve, and an excuse-me double down the first-base line by Cam Smith — into a 2-0 lead.

Meanwhile, the boys in purple will send out left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-9, 5.56 ERA) to make the start on the hill. Freeland had a rough go of it in his last outing, his first st