Astros crush Braves 11-3 as Zach Cole homers in first MLB at-bat

ATLANTA (AP) — Zach Cole hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, Jose Altuve hit his 25th homer of the season and the Houston Astros routed the Atlanta Braves 11-3 on Friday night. Cole was 3 for 4 with four RBIs after being called up from Triple-A Sugar Land. Christian Walker was 3 for 5 with two RBIs and Jake Meyers was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Houston used a bullpen game, starting rookie Jayden Murray, who threw three scoreless innings...