"Six innings from Brett Myers is nothing new. Just the fact that it's getting old is getting old.

But Monday night, given the 21 pitching changes the Astros made in their weekend series with the Dodgers, they wanted and really needed seven.

As usual, no problem.

Myers pitched at least six innings for the 30th time in his 30-start Astros career, this time going seven in the Astros' 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night at Minute Maid Park.

"It was important, and we expect that from him because he's been doing it all season long," said Matt Lindstrom, who saved Myers' win pitching on his fourth straight game as one of the most used arms in the heavily-worked bullpen.

The quality matched the quantity as Myers was superb and efficient, showing no signs of having spent time away after his wife Kim gave birth to the couple's third child, a son Koda, on Friday. Myers allowed one run on six hits, walking one and reaching 10 strikeouts for the third time this year.

The only run he surrendered was a home run to Corey Hart in the fourth inning, and he spread his baserunners out well on either side of that, pitching his best with runners on.

He left with the game tied but was the beneficiary of a big three-run seventh inning to improve to 12-7 on the season.

"It seems we've been doing that a lot this year whoever's pitching," Myers said, unmoved as usual by the individual win. "We seem to score runs late."

Chris Narveson almost denied that win, holding the Astros to a run - a Jeff Keppinger RBI double in the first inning - on six hits in his six innings of work. Narveson, though, was removed for a pinch-hitter, and the Astros took advantage.

Geoff Blum, himself pinch-hitting for Myers, led off the seventh with a single to right, and after a sacrifice, a walk and a strikeout, Carlos Lee scored pinch-runner Jason Bourgeois with a solid single to center."