MLB.com reports:
Never one to be the least bit satisfied, Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has been working on a few swing adjustments in recent days. And just in time for the Astros.
Bregman, starting at designated hitter, blasted a pair of home runs -- giving him a club-record 12 for the month of May and an American League-leading 17 -- to lead the Astros to a 9-6 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.
“I’m pumped we’re winning games,” said Bregman, whose team has won back-to-back series against the 2018 World Series champion Red Sox and ‘16 champion Cubs.
The win was also No. 500 in Astros manager AJ Hinch’s career, including 411 with Houston.
Bregman homered to right field off Cubs starter Jon Lester in the third inning to cut the Cubs’ lead to 3-2, and he hit the first pitch from reliever Brad Brach in the sixth to the same spot in the right-field seats for a two-run homer to break a 6-6 tie.
Bregman was more concerned about his two at-bats that resulted in outs. He struck out in the fourth and popped out to first base in the eighth. He also walked and scored in the first inning.
“I’m trying to hit the ball hard,” he said. “I really just want to figure out a four-seam fastball, because I’m popping them out on the infield. I must be leading the league in infield popups. If we can figure that out, then we’ll be on a good track.”
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