Story of the night after 79 games out Kyle Tucker makes his return. King Tuck is back for the first time since June 3rd. We talk about the Astros getting healthy, seem to be said for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they get their leadoff. Man. Could tell Marte Marte back in the lineup. He's a designated hitter tonight. He's been out since August 18th , left hander from valdez as the Astros are welcome back home after a tough three game trip to Cincinnati, he has been the leader in that rotation all year long. 13 and six is his record. The Astros are 16 to 8 overall in his starts but a beautiful 311. Er, a that is good for fourth, the American League Marte 16 home runs against the left hand pitchers this year. That's still the most of the majors despite his recent absence and now he hits this one up the middle right at Altuve positioned perfectly and there's one away. Corbin Carroll's turn once again , two outs sinker down, that's a base on balls. He has walked 47 guys this year. Not unusual to give him a free pass or two walker. Now ground ball left side to his left shortstop, has it covering second for the force and the side is retired two out walk, no harm done. It's right hander brandon fought on the mound tonight for the Diamondbacks 27 starts, Brandon in search of his 10th win after beating the Dodgers at last Sunday. Jose Altuve leads it off eighth in the A the 294 average 349 on base percentage. 18 homers, 57 RBIs breaking ball that's whacked on the left field for a base hit and that will bound all the way to the out of town scoreboard. Altuve on his way to second with a leadoff double, Jose with his 25th double of the season. Altuve at second three and two to Jordan Alvarez. He fooled him fastball in, started on the corner, ran back just ahead over the inner third of the plate and that's a beautiful executed pitch. And here is kyle Tucker getting a standing ovation. Tucker playing his first game since June 3rd when he fouled the ball off his right shin. This is one of the best hitters in baseball, but he looks like he's looks very rusty, which is to be expected, still alive on 2 to 2 back foot. Last thing Tucker wanted in his first at bat was to get hit in the two out and Jeremy Pena coming to the plate is swung on and missed and works himself out of trouble straining two and posting a zero in the bottom of the first and now the 12 good curveball that time lands it for strike three and for valdez his first strikeout of the ball game and that is strike three called on the outside corner 96 on the two seamer back to back strikeouts looking for from and there are two away throws a cross in time and it's a 123. Valdez Singleton lists this one in the shallow right center field that's going to dunk in for a base hit. John Singleton is aboard as the Astros get the leadoff man on for a second straight inning. Singleton aboard for Ben gamble with nobody out swing and a line drive base hit that towards the gap and right center Carroll's got a hustle, he cuts it off. Singleton not built for speed. They're going to send him anyways. Perdomo hesitates foul throws to the plate and got him such a gutsy send by Gary Pettis and so unnecessary as the Astros surrender the first out of the inning at home. The game is still scoreless. Gamble tags and goes to third. Here's mauricio Dub-n two outs runner at 3rd 1st pitch. Dub-n hits it past the third baseman Suarez and in a lap that will score gamble and the Astros lead one to nothing. Mauricio Dub-n picks up his 41st RB I and now Jose Altuve come to the plate right back to the mound for the Astros in the second. They get a run, they do it on three hits and strand one. Geraldo Perdomo stands in against robert valdez. He swung on high chopper left side, tough play Pena has it jump throw to first and not in time. Perdomo, he's got good enough speed to like that one out for a leadoff base hit. Perdomo gets to second base and there's one away for Marte. 1 to 1 ball, Left side is left runner trying to go to third. He gets tagged out bad baserunning by and there are two outs with Marte at first on. The fielder's choice is going to have a word that Astros lead 1 to 1 on two out for the Diamondbacks top of the third from zero to Carroll swing and a miss got him on a changeup that just disappeared and the side is retired. Third strikeout for from works around the leadoff hit and it in the left center that's a base hit, gets to it on the warning track as Diaz goes in second base with a ring double and that is Lowe ball four. So kyle Tucker draws a walk and the Astros have two on with one out for Jeremy Pena. Ground ball to short has a quick flip to Newman. There's one on the first in time. That's the double play and the inning is over and that up ground ball percentage gets himself out of trouble. There's a base on ball second walk issued by valdez and a chance for Geno Suarez. The 0 to 2 swing and a mass got him on the curveball. Suarez down on three pitches from gets his fourth strikeout and there are two outs on the ground. So from works around the one out walk strands a runner and after 3.5 Astros one Diamondbacks nothing singleton singled his first time up perfect spot for that back door sweeper caught it. Looking, that's a very encouraging sign right there to see that sweeper start well off the plate outside almost in the middle of that right handed batter's box looking for his first one inning of the ball game and he's got it. He strikes out two in the process and we go to the 5th 10 strolls from valdez has allowed just one hit so far. An infield single by Geraldo Perdomo swing and a mess curveball gets Newman. He was absolutely carved up. That's the fifth strikeout for from and grounded up the third base line just fair backhanded by Dub-n straightens up. Cuts it to first in time and herrera is retired excellent play by Dub-n at third and from has a 123 innings, couple of singles through the infield open up to Houston fifth. You got two on and no out and one of the most dangerous hitters in the game steps in, you're Don Alvarez, the left fielder. These next 34 hitters, you got to do some pitching here and Alvarez punishes one deep to right. You can't kiss it of the second deck. A three run shot and the Astros go up 4 to 0. Number 31 for the big man. My goodness. Wow. Only 407 looked like 507. And now up over 80 pitches may not survive the fifth at this rate. First four have reached just his second walk and here's Kyle Tucker, he has been hit by a pitch and walk his return with the wild swing and got Herrera on the back swing and he is down. He was fooled on the pitch swing gets long. The hand comes off. That's just like gabby in the postseason. Tough way to earn a strikeout against Tucker. Of course, they're already down. Their starting catcher Herrera and Adrian Del Castillo, the rookie here he is walking off the field and Adrian del Castillo pops out and he will take over and hopefully jose Herrera is ok. That was a little scary, has allowed just one hit so far tonight. He's walked a couple and struck out five swinging and a mess. Got him on the curveball in the dirt. Diamondbacks have not sniffed anything offensively and he's gone five and a third so far one hit baseball tonight literally can't do much better than that. He strikes out and that seven strikeouts for there's just no way to get comfortable in the batter's box against him. That's a ground ball left side, backing up on it, dan, he's got it throws across. Lowe nice scoop by Singleton on the short hop to get and retire the side. That's eight in a row. Retired by from first pitch. We right side coming on the field. It is Newman glove the first not in time. Dub-n beats it but it's an infield hit for mauricio Dub-n as myers goes to third. So myers at third Dub-n at 1st 40 Astros one out bottom of the sixth, a two for three already. That will score Jake Myers and the Astros extend the lead to five and Jose Altuve with his 58 1 batted in his third hit of the night. So Dub-n at second Altuve at first one out the batter, Jordan Alvarez three run homer in the fifth. This one hit. Well, see you later into the Astros bullpen. Jordan Alvarez with his second three run homer of the game. He's driven in six Astros lead is eight to nothing good take by walker issued by valdez. Now chance for Geno who has had no answers for from tonight, he's punched out twice zero for two and Geno sends it to center for a base hit the second diamondback hit and their first since the third inning Gomez getting a little leaky here as we start the seventh pitches, ground ball left side to his right Pena. He has it to second for one. Altuve goes to first that's two scored 643 side retired proper Dez seven, scoreless innings. One. Final pitching change has been made by the Astros. Nick hernandez has taken over on the mound strike three called two away in the ninth and that's popped shallow right field toward the line. Long run for Hayward. Still racing runs. It down goes into a bit leg slide and that is the ballgame. The Houston Astros in their losing streak in three games as they take game one from Arizona 8 to 0.