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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros were happy to get a series win for the first time since the opening three games of the season on Tuesday night. They werent quite ready to celebrate it though, with one more game left in the three-game set with the New York Mets. "I dont think we can look at it that way now," Houstons Jed Lowrie said of winning the series. "Tomorrow is the most important game we have to play. Its nice to get these two, but its going to be more important to get the one tomorrow." Chris Snyder hit a three-run home run and Lowrie had a two-run shot to give the Astros a 6-3 win over the Mets. Lowries homer, off Jonathon Niese, which hit the inside of the foul pole in left field in the first inning, got things going for the Astros, who got a 4-3 win to open the series on Monday. The Astros had lost six consecutive series entering this set with the Mets. Snyder pushed the lead to 5-0 in the next inning with his first home run of the season, which landed in the Crawford Boxes in left field. Brian Bogusevic and Justin Maxwell hit consecutive singles to start that inning and set up Snyders shot. The Astros still rank in the bottom third of the league in home runs this season with 16 despite the two on Tuesday. Still, Snyder said its too early to write off Houston as not having much power. "I wouldnt look too deep into it. Its kind of a great hitters park," he said. "Weve got some guys that can leave it. Its not one of those things where you should expect to not see power from this team. Well get into the groove and youll start seeing the ball leave." Niese (2-1) allowed a season-high five runs and six hits in three innings. It was his shortest start since lasting just 2 2-3 innings on Sept. 29, 2010. Niese entered the game 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA this season and was 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in three career starts against Houston. He was disappointed to be pulled from the game so early. "Obviously, the competitiveness in me wanted to stay in the game," he said. "I had put up a zero, and I felt my stuff was good enough to keep the team in the game." Houston starter J.A. Happ (2-1) allowed six hits and three runs with seven strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings, which was his longest outing of the year. Relievers Wilton Lopez and Wesley Wright combined to allow one hit in 1 2-3 innings before Brett Myers threw a perfect ninth for his sixth save. Reliever Miguel Bautista walked Maxwell in the sixth inning, but Snyder grounded into a double play. Happ singled before Bautista walked Jose Altuve. He was replaced by Ramon Ramirez, who walked Lowrie. His bases-loaded walk of J.D. Martinez gave Houston an insurance run and made it 6-3. The Mets finally got out of that inning on a fly out by Carlos Lee. The Mets issued eight walks on Tuesday, including three to Lowrie. "You just cant put people on and expect to win major league baseball games, especially when you are walking in runs," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Its going to come back to burn you." Justin Turner walked with two outs in the fifth inning and scored after consecutive singles by David Wright and Scott Hairston to cut Houstons lead to 5-3. Happ got out of that inning by striking out Ike Davis after a short coaching visit to the mound. Happ allowed just one hit -- a single by Davis in the second -- through the first three innings. Turner doubled to start the fourth inning and Hairston walked with one out. A two-out single by Andres Torres scored Turner to make it 5-1. Josh Thole followed with a RBI single to centre field to get New York within 5-2. Happ struck out pinch-hitter Lucas Duda to limit the damage. NOTES: The Astros placed reliever Rhiner Cruz on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain and recalled RHP Enerio Del Rosario from Triple-A Oklahoma City after the game. ... Mets starter Mike Pelfrey had season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday. The team said the surgery, done by Dr. James Andrews, went well. ... Houston starter Kyle Weiland had arthroscopic surgery for an infection in his right shoulder on Tuesday. Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said he isnt sure how long Weiland, who has been on the disabled list since Friday, will be out. ... Mets catcher Mike Nickeas stayed at the team hotel on Tuesday with the flu. The Mets havent decided whether they will call up another player to fill in while hes out. ... Duda was out of the starting lineup for the second game because of flulike symptoms, but pinch-hit in the fourth inning. ... Houston CF Jordan Schafer got a day off after experiencing soreness in his left side. 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Portugals rare goal threats came mostly from Cristiano Ronaldos long-range efforts, but the captain had little support and couldnt break down Macedonias packed defence on his own.BOSTON - The Toronto Blue Jays, the presumptive favourites to win the American League East when the 2013 season began, instead watched the Red Sox celebrate as division champions on Friday night. Ace left-hander Jon Lester paced the Red Sox to a 6-3 win over Toronto with seven innings of one run ball. He improved to 15-8. Koji Uehara, the first reliable closer in Boston since Jonathan Papelbon left for Philadelphia two years ago, notched his 20th save. BLUE JAYS WATCH RED SOX CELEBRATE Prior to the game, Mark DeRosa told TSN.ca if the Red Sox clinched against the Blue Jays this weekend, he hoped Toronto players would watch the celebration and be energized by the scene, wanting to experience a similar feeling next year. Here is some post-game reaction: "These guys know whats at stake," manager John Gibbons said of his ballclub. "They know where were trying to go. Theyve got a great team over there, they really do. They ran away with a good division. Its not even close right now so that speaks volumes of how good they are. Tonights a perfect example, good pitching, good defence and a lot of hitting. I mean, thats a good recipe." "Its really frustrating because weve got the talent to be like that," said starter Esmil Rogers, who didnt get out of the third inning and fell to 5-8 on the year. "Weve got so many opportunities to do that and we didnt make it so I think God made a decision to give the opportunity to this team to make it. I hope that God gives the opportunity to us for next year so we can be cellebrating like that, too.dddddddddddd." "I mean thats what you play for," said DeRosa, who played on the great Braves teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s and won a World Series with the Giants in 2010. "I know you go through different phases in your career, wanting to establish yourself and then provide for your family but at the same time thats what its about. Hopefully it triggers something and guys are ready to roll. I mean, theyre a perfect example of a team that loves playing together and finding a way to win. They dont kill you with a bunch of names. Big Papi is one of the best hitters in the game. I mean, they just have a really good team top to bottom and they play together." RASMUS INJURED As of the publishing of this piece, centre fielder Colby Rasmus was in a Boston hospital undergoing a CT scan on his face. Rasmus was injured while taking his position before the bottom of the first inning. Anthony Gose, playing right field, made a warm-up throw in Rasmus direction. Rasmus wasnt looking and the ball hit him near the left eye. Gose was shaken after the game. "I threw the ball and I hit him in the face," said Gose. "I thought he was looking at me and I just tried to throw it to him and I hit him right in the face." Rasmus injury forced a complete restructuring of the outfield. Anthony Gose, who was to play in right field, moved to centre field. Rajai Davis shifted from left field to right. Kevin Pillar entered the game in Rasmus lineup spot and played left field. ' ' '