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Astros 11-6 Victory Over Cubs

Last updated on Wednesday, July 29, 2009

(CHICAGO, IL) - Miguel Tejada homered and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros snapped a three-game losing streak with an 11-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Tejada's two-run shot in the top of the fifth inning gave Houston a 6-3 lead, but Aramis Ramirez tied it with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth.

Geoff Blum put the Astros up for good with a solo shot in the seventh and Jeff Keppinger added a two-run triple in the eighth to finish with three runs batted in.

The Cubs had their five-game winning streak snapped.

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