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MLB: Houston 2, Tampa Bay 1

Sat, 05/22/2010 - 09:40 by Pankaj Damin

Houston -- Brett Myers cooled off the best team in baseball with a seven-inning effort Friday, allowing Houston to pull off a 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay.

The Rays entered interleague play with 30 wins, five more than any other club in the majors, and the Astros had the worst record in the National League.

Houston prevailed, however, thanks to Myers (3-3) giving up a lone unearned run on six hits with seven strikeouts. The Astros won for only the second time in eight games, and Tampa Bay had a six-game winning streak come to an end.

Ben Zobrist doubled home the only Tampa Bay run in the first. Jeff Keppinger singled in the tying run in the third and scored on a base hit by Hunter Pence in the sixth.

Matt Garza (5-2) took the loss, even though he gave up only six hits and two runs in eight innings.

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