Mike Hampton Homers, Wins As Astros Muzzle Mets

The Houston Astros only hit one home run last night against the New York Mets. Care to guess who hit it? Buy yourself a chorizo breakfast taco if you guessed Mike Hampton. Yep, the pitcher who's an excellent hitter (.313) on the season. This was his 16th career homer. The two-run homer helped, since Hampton picked up the win in 5.2 shaky innings as Houston defeated the Mets 5-4. Ironically, Hampton's last home run came in 2005 while pitching for the Atlanta Braves. The victim of that home run? The Astros. Hampton's line: 5.2 innings, eight hits, four earned runs, four walks, seven strikeouts and a home run allowed. What helped Houston, no doubt, was the bullpen: Four relievers combined for 3.1 innings of five hits and no runs. No walks and no strikouts. Houston's now 50-46 on the season. They're 1.5 games behind St. Louis