Atlanta Braves’ Justin Upton (8) hits a home run in front of Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Houston.HOUSTON – Brothers B.J. and Justin Upton both homered Tuesday night to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros.
It was the fourth time the brothers have homered in the same game as teammates, tying a major league record.
B.J. Upton’s homer was a solo shot off Scott Feldman (3-5) in the third inning that put Atlanta up 2-1. Younger brother Justin connected off Feldman the next inning to push the lead to 3-1.
It was a nice bounce-back game for the brothers, who were coming off a four-game series against Washington in which they went a combined 2 for 27.
Aaron Harang (6-6) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.