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- Astros crush Braves 11-3 as Zach Cole homers in first MLB at-bat</p>
<p>BILL TROCCHI September 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM</p>
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<p>1 / 4Astros Braves BaseballHouston Astros' Zach Cole flips away his bat after hitting an RBI single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)</p>
<p>ATLANTA (AP) — Zach Cole hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, Jose Altuve hit his 25th homer of the season and the Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 11-3 on Friday night.</p>
<p>Cole was 3 for 4 with four RBIs after being called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Christian Walker was 3 for 5 with two RBIs and Jake Meyers was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.</p>
<p>Houston used a bullpen game, starting rookie Jayden Murray, who threw three scoreless innings and gave up one hit in his first MLB start and third appearance. AJ Blubaugh (3-1) and Nick threw one scoreless inning apiece before Colton Gordon gave up three runs in the final four innings for his first save.</p>
<p>The Seattle Mariners also won on Friday night, keeping the teams tied atop the AL West both at 80-68.</p>
<p>Braves rookie Hurston Waldrep (4-1) gave up eight runs on eight hits and his ERA climbed from 1.33 to 2.78. He had only given up six runs in seven appearances prior.</p>
<p>Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 16th home run in the sixth inning and Eli White hit a pinch-hit two-run homer for the Braves in the eighth.</p>
<p>A six-run fifth inning put the game out of reach for Houston. The Astros scored all six with two outs, with Walker and Mauricio Dubón delivering two-run singles, and Meyers and Cole hitting RBI singles.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Cole's home run in the third inning came on the first pitch he saw, a 93 mph fastball that he hit 423 feet to center field and scored Meyers. It gave the Astros a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>The Astros had scored just eight runs in their previous four games. They had 10 after five innings Friday night.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Astros RHP Hunter Brown (11-7, 2.25 ERA) will face Braves RHP Bryce Elder (7-9, 5.35) in the second game of the three-game series.</p>
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