Astros beat Brewers 6-4; Biggio honored

Craig Biggio homered after he was honored by the Astros, and Lance Berkman hit a tiebreaking shot leading off the eighth inning to start a four-run rally that sent Houston to a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

Berkman's homer, on the first pitch of the eighth from reliever Carlos Villaneuva, was his 21st of the season. It came three innings after Biggio went deep. In a ceremony before the game, the Astros honored the 20-year veteran for reaching 3,000 hits earlier this year.

Ty Wigginton also connected, his first home run for Houston.

Brad Ausmus hit a two-out RBI double for the Astros' second run in the eighth. Eric Bruntlett, who replaced Biggio at second base in the top of the inning, added a bases-loaded, two-run single to make it 6-2.

Geoff Jenkins homered twice for the Brewers. The loss kept Milwaukee from earning its first road series sweep since June 29 to July 1, 2004, at Colorado.

Mark McLemore (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win. J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer for the Brewers in the ninth off Trever Miller, but Brad Lidge got the final out for his eighth save in 13 chances to bounce back from a blown save Saturday night.

Villaneuva (6-3) gave up three runs and one hit in 1 2-3 innings.

Houston starter Woody Williams went seven innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Milwaukee's Claudio Vargas also gave up two runs and five hits, in six innings.

Jenkins homered in the second and fourth to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead. He has 16 home runs this year.

Biggio hit his ninth homer in the fifth and Wigginton tied it with a solo shot in the sixth. Wigginton, who came over in a trade with Tampa Bay on July 28, has a combined 17 homers this season.

Notes:@ Williams has allowed 27 homers, most in the majors this season. ... It was the 10th multihomer game in Jenkins' career. His last was at Washington on Sept. 15. ... It was the 12th multihomer game of the season for the Brewers. ... Biggio's homer was the 290th of his career. He is third on the all-time list for home runs by a second baseman, 11 behind Rogers Hornsby. ... The homer also upped Biggio's hits total to 3,029, which is 24 behind Rod Carew for 21st place on the career list. ... Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder was ejected by plate umpire Wally Bell in the eighth for arguing a third-strike call.