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Houston Astros\u2019 Christian Walker (8) celebrates with teammate Cam Smith (11) after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

CHICAGO \u2014 Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs\u2019 losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.<\/p>

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Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) allowed two hits in six innings, struck out six and walked three as the Astros won their second straight and third in four games. Three relievers followed, with Bryan King working around a ninth-inning single to finish a three-hitter for his sixth save.<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s losing streak is its longest since a nine-game slide from July 7-16, 2022. The Cubs, who have lost 11 of 13, also had a pair of 10-game winning streaks this season.<\/p>\n

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left the game in the middle of an at-bat in the sixth inning with a back spasm.<\/p>\n

Walker hit a two-run homer in the first and added his 13th homer in the fourth, both against Colin Rea (4-3).<\/p>

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Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner made a between-the-legs flip to first baseman Michael Busch to retire C\u00e9sar Salazar on a fifth-inning drag bunt. The two-time Gold Glove winner made a bare-hand pickup before tossing to Busch, who reached high to his left.<\/p>\n

Chicago benched Ian Happ, in a 1-for-24 slide, and started Michael Conforto, who went 0 for 2.<\/p>\n

Houston RHP Peter Lambert (2-4, 3.57 ERA) faced Chicago LHP Shota Imanaga (4-4, 3.38) on Sunday.<\/p>

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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