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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Edgardo Alfonzo had two RBI Saturday to help San Francisco beat the Houston Astros, 5-2.
Mike Matheny had three hits, including a home run, and scored twice. Ray Durham added three hits and scored two runs for the Giants, who have won three straight after a four-game skid.
Winning pitcher Noah Lowry improved to 7-11. He yielded just one over seven scoreless innings with three walks and eight strikeouts.
Loser Roy Oswalt dropped to 14-9. He surrendered nine hits and four runs in seven innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
Morgan Ensberg hit his 29th home run for Houston, which has lost two in a row, but only four times in 13 games.
Reliever Tyler Walker allowed Ensberg's homer in the ninth inning.
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