HOUSTON -AP- Scott Kazmir pitched six solid innings, Jose Altuve and Luis Valbuena homered and the Houston Astros defeated Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Saturday night.A night after teammate Mike Fiers pitched a no-hitter against the Dodgers, Kazmir (7-8) didn't permit a runner until Jimmy Rollins singled to start the fourth inning.The Astros won a matchup of division leaders and ended an eight-game winning streak by Greinke (13-3).Kazmir rebounded from his worst start with the Astros, giving up one run and six hits while striking out eight. 
He had lost three in a row since winning July 24 at Kansas City in his first start since being acquired from Oakland.Relievers Will Harris and Pat Neshek each pitched a perfect inning and Luke Gregerson worked the ninth for his 24th save.Houston pitchers had retired 30 straight Dodgers until Rollins singled, and he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.It was the Dodgers' first hit in 13 1/3 innings since Kike Hernardez's two-out double in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game at Oakland.Greinke gave up three runs and three hits in seven innings. He set down 16 of his last 17 batters.Greinke allowed two homers in a game for the first time since last Aug. 23, tagged by Valbuena and Altuve. The right-hander was 8-0 with a 1.16 ERA in his previous 11 starts.Altuve led off the first with a triple and scored two batters later on an error by third baseman Justin Turner.Valbuena hit a solo home run into the Houston bullpen in right center in the second to up the lead to 2-0.Rollins doubled and scored on Turner's single in the sixth. Altuve hit his 10th homer in the bottom half.
He had lost three in a row since winning July 24 at Kansas City in his first start since being acquired from Oakland.Relievers Will Harris and Pat Neshek each pitched a perfect inning and Luke Gregerson worked the ninth for his 24th save.Houston pitchers had retired 30 straight Dodgers until Rollins singled, and he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.It was the Dodgers' first hit in 13 1/3 innings since Kike Hernardez's two-out double in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game at Oakland.Greinke gave up three runs and three hits in seven innings. He set down 16 of his last 17 batters.Greinke allowed two homers in a game for the first time since last Aug. 23, tagged by Valbuena and Altuve. The right-hander was 8-0 with a 1.16 ERA in his previous 11 starts.Altuve led off the first with a triple and scored two batters later on an error by third baseman Justin Turner.Valbuena hit a solo home run into the Houston bullpen in right center in the second to up the lead to 2-0.Rollins doubled and scored on Turner's single in the sixth. Altuve hit his 10th homer in the bottom half.
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