Michael Brantley's clutch hit in 9th lifts Astros over D-backs

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Jose Siri could have been content with a single in the ninth inning. For better or worse, that's just not the way he plays the game.

Siri sparked the Astros with a hustle double that started a two-out rally, Michael Brantley drove him home two batters later and Houston edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Tuesday night.

"I knew it was a risk," Siri said of his dash to second. "But sometimes, you’ve got to take risks to win games."

The game was tied at 1 in the ninth when the Astros pieced together their rally against Mark Melancon (0-1), which was started by Siri's double into right-center. It looked as though it would only be a single but the 26-year-old never stopped as he rounded first base, sprinting into second as Pavin Smith's throw was late.

Jose Altuve followed with a walk and then Brantley pounced on the first pitch, slicing a single into left field for his third hit of the game to score Siri.

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Houston Astros' Michael Brantley catches a fly out hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ryan Pressly handled the bottom of the ninth for his third save, working around a leadoff single by Seth Beer. Pressly struck out Carson Kelly on a high fastball to end it.

"We won another close one," Houston manager Dusty Baker said. "That's one of the secrets to winning this thing — you've got to win the close ones."

Siri, batting ninth, gave the Astros a 1-0 lead in the fifth with a 456-foot homer that landed on the concourse in left-center.

Brantley said Siri is a guy who "pushes the