Houston starter Jordan Lyles was extremely sharp Tuesday night in a win at Oakland. Lyles kept the Oakland bats down over seven solid innings for the victory.
Lyles improved to 5-6 as he's one game away from reaching .500. He gave up just one earned run on five hits and two walks over seven outstanding innings in the quality start. He struck out three and threw 99 pitches. His ERA is now at 5.13.
The 22-year-old Lyles earned his first win since June 18 when he moved to 4-1. He's been atrocious of late as he entered Tuesday's outing having allowed 24 earned runs over his previous four outings spanning 19 1/3 innings with three losses over that stretch.
Houston is hoping Lyles' solid performance Tuesday puts him back on the right track. The Astros continue to roll with a six-man pitching rotation. That should put Lyles on schedule to make his next start Monday at Texas.