Jeremy Peña homered twice, part of a three-hit night as the Royals fell to the Astros 4-2 in the series opener Tuesday night. Michael Wacha gave up four runs in six innings, ending a streak of four consecutive Quality Starts.
Peña got the Astros on the board quickly, leading off the bottom of the first with a homer. In the third, he went deep again, his 19th of the year to make it 2-0 Houston. The Royals squandered a scoring opportunity in the fourth with two runners on when Hunter Brown struck out Vinnie Pasquantino and Michael Massey to end the threat.
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The Royals finally got on the board in the next inning, and it almost didn’t happen. With two outs, it appeared Isaac Collins was called out on strikes. But he challenged the call, and it turned out to be a ball, leading to a walk. He stole second, then scored on an RBI double by Carter Jensen. It was the 58th extra-base hit for Jensen this year, setting a Royals club record for rookies.
