The Milwaukee Brewers didn't hit any home runs last night, but they still collected 13 hits and came from behind to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 at Minute Maid Park. The Brewers have now won 8 of their last 10 series, taking 2 out of 3 games against the Astros. They split the other two series. The Brewers have now won 22 of their last 28 games.
Jeff Suppan (pictured) allowed 3 runs in five innings of work, then the bullpen took over. Seth McClung, Carlos Villanueva, Todd Coffey and Trevor Hoffman went the rest of the way to shutdown the Astros. Hoffman picked up his 11th save in 11 chances.
Prince Fielder drove in two with a single and Corey Hart had an RBI double in a three-run seventh to pull the Brewers from behind. Hunter Pence and Miguel Tejada homered in the loss for the Astros who blew a 3-0 lead.
The Brewers open inter-league play at Minnesota tonight.
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