HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros were in a celebratory mood after helping Charlie Morton get a milestone win.George Springer had four hits and scored three runs to back Morton in his career-high 15th victory as the Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 Saturday night.“I think our guys were genuinely happy for me [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-cal-ripken-jersey]Cal Ripken Jersey[/url] ,” said the 34-year-old Morton, who made his fist All-Star appearance earlier this summer. “The wins — I guess it means a lot to me because of this group. We’ve been through a lot and it means a lot to me. It was fun.”Morton (15-3) limited Arizona to two runs and three hits while striking out seven in six innings. He was perfect through three innings before the Diamondbacks scored on a sacrifice fly from David Peralta in the fourth to pull to 2-1.“He’s already entered uncharted waters and he continues to tack onto his career,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. “These last two seasons, he’s been pushed, he’s been challenged, he’s had to endure a few things, and he’s done his part by continuing to post and do his routine and be incredibly effective. The back of the baseball card matters.”After struggling to get hits in a 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks the previous night, the Astros managed 12 hits — including 10 singles — and drew seven walks in the bounce-back win. Coupled with Oakland’s 7-5 loss at Tampa Bay, the Astros extended their lead in the AL West to 3 1/2 games over the Athletics with 14 games remaining.Springer, who finished 4 for 5, said he didn’t have any lingering shoulder discomfort after exiting Friday’s loss early as a precaution following a diving attempt in the field. Instead, the Astros’ leadoff hitter had his first four-hit game since May.The Astros put together a three-run rally in the fourth inning with a string of singles from Springer, Jose Altuve [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-dylan-bundy-jersey]http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-dylan-bundy-jersey[/url] , Marwin Gonzalez and Yuli Gurriel. Gonzalez’s hit drove in two, and he advanced to third on Gurriel’s dribbler into right field and came around to score when the ball went under the glove of right fielder Steven Souza.That chased Zack Godley (14-10), who gave up five runs and seven hits, while matching a season-high with six walks in 3 2/3 innings. He lost his third straight start, failing to make it to the sixth inning for the fifth time in his last six outings — going 1-4 in that stretch.“I’m at a point where it’s one outing after another where it’s kind of a snowball effect,” Godley said. “I’ve got to figure out a way to put a stop to it and put up a clean outing.”Ketel Marte homered off Morton in the fifth to cut Houston’s lead to 5-2.The Astros answered with another three-run inning in the sixth, again using exclusively singles from Springer, Alex Bregman and Gurriel to push the lead to 8-2. Altuve had a two-run double in the seventh.Eduardo Escobar hit his 22nd homer of the year in the eighth inning into the right-field upper deck off Chris Devenski to make it 10-3. Marte’s RBI double in the ninth capped the scoring.“We played sloppy baseball today in a couple of situations,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We can’t do that, especially in this environment, this time of the year against this team. We’ve got to figure that out.”Jose Reddick homered, his 14th, off Godley in the second inning to get the Astros on the scoreboard first [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-jim-palmer-jersey]Jim Palmer Jersey[/url] , and Gurriel made it 2-0 with run-scoring grounder in the third.The Astros left the bases loaded in the first and third innings and stranded 10 runners in the game.TRAINER’S ROOMDiamondbacks: Arizona placed RHP Clay Buchholz (right elbow flexor strain) on the 60-day disabled list. Buchholz, 34, was 7-2 with a 2.01 ERA in 16 starts for Arizona this season and was a late scratch from his last scheduled start Thursday in Colorado. RHP Randall Delgado was recalled from Triple-A Reno.Astros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (forearm strain) pitched a bullpen session on Saturday at the Astros’ spring training facility in Florida, facing one hitter and mixing in all of his pitches, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. McCullers, who has been out since Aug. 4, will have a similar session on Tuesday.BREGMAN’S STREAKBregman went 1 for 2 with a run and two walks, extending his on-base streak to 41 games, the longest active streak in the majors and tied for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history.ASTROS ADD SPEEDOF Myles Straw made his major league debut as a pinch runner in the seventh after being called up from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday. Straw, 24, batted .291 with 70 stolen bases across Double-A and Triple-A this season. The Astros are hopeful that the speedy Straw can be a baserunning threat in the playoffs. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Astros transferred RHP Jandel Gustave to the 60-day disabled list.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (14-9, 3.11 ERA) is 7-3 with a 2.75 ERA in his last 11 road starts. 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Kirby Yates came on to strike out pinch-hitter Austin Slater to nail down the Padres’ fifth shutout of the season.Article continues below ...The win was the Padres’ second straight over the Giants, who already have clinched the season series with a 10-7 advantage with just two left to play.Erlin (4-7, 4.33), who was born across the San Francisco Bay in Oakland, hasn’t come close to having Mitchell’s kind of success at AT&T Park, where he’s gone 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in four appearances, including two starts.He did beat the Giants last week in San Diego, allowing three runs in five innings in an 8-4 win. It snapped his four-game losing streak.Erlin will be opposed by the last man to throw a shutout in San Francisco, Giants right-hander Chris Stratton (10-10, 4.88).His shutout came two starts ago in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies, one in which he allowed just two hits.He then was on the losing end of a matchup with Erlin last Wednesday in San Diego [url=http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-chris-tillman-jersey]Chris Tillman Jersey[/url] , bombed for five runs in the second inning, including two on a home run by Wil Myers.The Padres’ uprising came immediately following the offensive highlight of Stratton’s career, a bases-clearing double in the top of the second off Erlin that had given the Giants a 3-0 lead.Stratton was pulled after three innings.He’s gone 2-3 with a 4.70 ERA in five games, including four starts, against the Padres in his career.Stratton didn’t have to deal with Jose Pirela last week, but probably will in the rematch.The San Diego second baseman was the offensive star of Monday’s win, recording a home run and two singles.The homer was his fourth of the season overall and the RBI his eighth against the Giants this year, the most he’s recorded against any team.He now has 26 hits and 13 RBIs in his career against the Giants, his highest totals against any opponent.Pirela’s 3-for-4 night made him 12-for-33 (.364) in his last 10 starts.Crawford’s ninth-inning double off Mitchell was the 198th of his career, allowing him to pass Jack Clark for 13th place in the Giants’ West Coast history. Teammate Brandon Belt resides one spot higher on the list with 199.Crawford’s hit gave him three doubles, two triples and a home run in 57 at-bats against the Padres this season.He’s gone 6-for-10 in his career against Erlin with a double and a triple.