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9月13日 —— 休斯敦太空人隊將在周六客場對陣亞特蘭大勇士隊，他們希望在兩周以來首次取得連勝，並繼續保持在美聯季後賽格局中的位置。
休斯敦（80勝68負）在周五系列賽首戰中以11-3大勝，對保持與西雅圖水手並列美聯西區榜首至關重要。而狀態火熱的得州遊騎兵剛剛豪取五連勝，距離太空人僅差兩場比賽，因此休斯敦需要在周六繼續利用勇士（65勝82負）的劣勢。
休斯敦左外野手紮克·科爾（Zach Cole）從一個意想不到的位置給予球隊急需的幫助，他在大聯盟生涯的第一球就擊出本壘打，最終叁安打、四打點。他幫助太空人自8月29日戰勝洛杉矶天使以來，第一次贏得系列賽首戰，不過當時他們最終與天使打成2比2。
“我們在正確的時機把他叫上來了。”休斯敦主帥喬·埃斯帕達（Joe Espada）談到這位25歲新秀時說。“現在就是我們需要他的時候。我爲他感到高興，隊友們也很興奮，他真的點燃了球隊。”
亨特·布朗（Hunter Brown，11勝7負，自責分率2.25）將在周五迎來他本賽季第29次先發，帶著全聯盟第二低的防禦率登場。布朗在8月份6次先發中投出1.67的自責分率，上周六又在對陣遊騎兵的一場11-0大勝中投出六局無失分。
在9月8日對陣芝加哥小熊的比賽中，這位26歲的右投手6又1/3局僅失一分，幫助球隊4-1取勝。
勇士主帥布賴恩·斯尼特克（Brian Snitker）談到埃爾德（Elder）時說：“看到他最近的狀態真讓人高興。他經曆過不少困難，但處理得很好。他一直堅持作戰，從不找借口，不斷努力、調整，如今投出了我們都知道他能展現的水平。這一切都讓他在心理上更加強大。”
在他生涯唯一一次面對休斯敦的比賽中（2023年4月21日），埃爾德投了6局，僅失1分（非自責分），最終無關勝負，但太空人以6-4獲勝。
September 13 - With a chance to post consecutive victories for the first time in two weeks, the visiting Houston Astros will look to maintain their position in the American League postseason picture against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Houston (80-68) recorded a pivotal 11-3 win in the series opener on Friday, maintaining its tie atop the AL West standings with the Seattle Mariners. As the red-hot Texas Rangers won their fifth straight game and trail the Astros by just two games in the division, Houston will need to continue to take advantage of the Braves (65-82) on Saturday.
Providing much-needed help from an unexpected place, Houston left fielder Zach Cole homered on the first pitch he saw as a major leaguer before finishing with three hits and four RBIs. He helped to give the Astros their first series-opening win since beating the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 29, though Houston only split the four-game series.
"We brought him up at the right time," Houston manager Joe Espada said of the 25-year-old Cole. "Right now is when we need him. I'm really happy for him. The guys are excited and he really sparked our club."
Hunter Brown (11-7, 2.25 ERA) takes baseball's second-best ERA into play on Friday in the ace's 29th start of the year. After posting a 1.67 ERA in six starts in August, Brown followed with six scoreless innings last Saturday in an 11-0 win over the Rangers.
Last time out, the 26-year-old right-hander allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 8.
"It's nice to see him on this run he's on," Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Elder. "He's been through a lot, but he's handled it well. He kept battling through it, never offered any excuses, kept working, made some adjustments and he got to pitching like we all know he's capable of. All this has made him tougher mentally."
In his only career appearance against Houston, Elder allowed one unearned run across six innings in a no-decision on April 21, 2023, an eventual 6-4 Houston win.
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