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MLB: Houston 10, Pittsburgh 3

HOUSTON, April 25 (UPI) -- Carlos Lee and Pedro Feliz each drove in a pair of runs and Lance Berkman homered Saturday as the Houston Astros pounded Pittsburgh 10-3.

Hunter Pence added two hits and an RBI while veteran hurler Brett Myers (1-1) collected his first win as an Astro, scattering 11 hits and walking only one in a two-run, six-inning stint.

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The win was the eighth in 10 games for Houston, which continued to rebound from a 0-8 start to the season.

Feliz plated Lee and Pence with a third-inning single for a 3-1 advantage, and Lee poked an RBI triple in the next frame to make to 4-1 Houston.

Andy LaRoche had a big day in defeat, going 4-for-4 with two RBI for the Pirates, while Charlie Morton (0-4) was roughed up for five runs on five hits in just three frames.

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