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HOUSTON — Josh Lowe homered twice to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday night. Lowe hit his sixth and seventh homers of the season for his second career multi-homer game. His first came off Ronel Blanco, who was a pitch away from escaping the fifth inning with a shutout intact until Lowe turned a 91-mph fastball down the middle 373 feet to right. Rays starter Zack Littell (5-7) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He had one walk and one strikeout. Blanco (9-6) was pulled after the fifth. He allowed two runs, six hits and two walks and struck out seven.
