Kyle Tucker's 3-run double powers Astros past Mets

Kyle Tucker drilled a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning to lend support to Jose Urquidy, whose quality start helped the Houston Astros earn an 8-2 interleague victory over the visiting New York Mets on Tuesday.

By taking the opener of a two-game series, Houston won for the fifth time in six games. New York has dropped two of its past three.

Tucker delivered the decisive blow with two outs in the Astros' four-run