Tucker, Urquidy power Astros past Braves as Ozuna hears boos

Royals beat slumping Astros 6-5

By GEORGE HENRY

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta outfielder Marcell Ozuna was booed by the home fans in his return, Kyle Tucker singled to drive in Yordan Alvarez for the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep. José Urquidy won his 12th game for the AL-leading Astros.

The Astros, who began the game with the AL’s best road winning percentage at .585, went 3-4 on their road trip.

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Ozuna was booed each time he came to the plate after getting charged for DUI early Friday morning. It was Ozuna’s first appearance on the field since his arrest.