SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Dallas Keuchel held San Diego to three hits in eight innings and Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer to power the Houston Astros to their sixth straight win, 7-2 against the slumping San Diego Padres on Wednesday.The AL West-leading Astros swept the Padres for the first time since May 8-10, 2009. First-year manager A.J. Hinch had worked in San Diego's front office from September 2010 until just after A.J. Preller was hired as general manager in early August.Houston outscored San Diego 30-9 and outhit the Padres 36-19. 
The Astros head home after an 8-1 West Coast trip gave them the best road record in the majors, 10-2.The Padres have lost seven of eight, including five of six on this homestand.The Astros have won each of the last 10 games started by Keuchel, tying the team record held by Roger Clemens, Donne Wall, Nolan Ryan and Joe Niekro.Keuchel (3-0) allowed two hits in the first, when Wil Myers hit a leadoff single and scored on Matt Kemp's one-out double to right. The left-hander then retired 23 of his final 24 batters, including 14 straight from the first inning until pitcher Andrew Cashner singled to right leading off the sixth.Keuchel's ERA rose from 0.62 to 0.73. Three of his first four starts were scoreless. He's allowed runs in only two of his 37 innings this year. He struck out four and walked noneJose Altuve extended his hitting streak to eight games during which he's driven in 11 runs. He hit a sacrifice fly in the third, beat out an infield single in the fifth and hit an RBI double in the four-run ninth.Rasmus homered several rows deep into the seats in right with one out in the fourth to give Houston a 3-1 lead. He also homered Monday night.San Diego pitchers have allowed 12 home runs the last five games, all at spacious Petco Park.Cashner (1-4) struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings, including the first six batters of the game to set a team record. He allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits, and walked one.
The Astros head home after an 8-1 West Coast trip gave them the best road record in the majors, 10-2.The Padres have lost seven of eight, including five of six on this homestand.The Astros have won each of the last 10 games started by Keuchel, tying the team record held by Roger Clemens, Donne Wall, Nolan Ryan and Joe Niekro.Keuchel (3-0) allowed two hits in the first, when Wil Myers hit a leadoff single and scored on Matt Kemp's one-out double to right. The left-hander then retired 23 of his final 24 batters, including 14 straight from the first inning until pitcher Andrew Cashner singled to right leading off the sixth.Keuchel's ERA rose from 0.62 to 0.73. Three of his first four starts were scoreless. He's allowed runs in only two of his 37 innings this year. He struck out four and walked noneJose Altuve extended his hitting streak to eight games during which he's driven in 11 runs. He hit a sacrifice fly in the third, beat out an infield single in the fifth and hit an RBI double in the four-run ninth.Rasmus homered several rows deep into the seats in right with one out in the fourth to give Houston a 3-1 lead. He also homered Monday night.San Diego pitchers have allowed 12 home runs the last five games, all at spacious Petco Park.Cashner (1-4) struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings, including the first six batters of the game to set a team record. He allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits, and walked one.
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