Giants Stun Astros 7-2 as Cypress Creek’s Jordan Hicks Silences Houston Hitters
Tamed by one of their own, the Houston Astros The lineup maintained its early-season sluggishness on Monday night. Jordan Hicks, the right-handed pitcher for the Giants hailing from Cypress Creek, limited his hometown team to just one hit across six innings. The San Francisco squad jumped ahead by five runs with Hicks' support, and despite an awakening offensive effort from Houston in the later frames, they couldn’t close the gap, resulting in a final score of 7-2 during the first game of a three-game set at Daikin Park. In the eighth inning, Houston had only one hit out of 19 at-bats when they had runners in scoring positions this season. An infield single by Jose Altuve doubled their number of hits for the day. Later, Isaac Paredes smashed a double off the left-field wall, bringing home two runs — marking his first RBIs since joining the Astros — which narrowed their gap to 5-2. Left-handed pitcher Erik Miller neutralized the threat by throwing a 99 mph sinker past ...