HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros had solid pitching but couldnt get their offence going in the first two games against Atlanta. Tony Romo Jersey . On Thursday, they finally put together a complete game and won 6-1 to avoid a series sweep. Matt Dominguez broke out of a slump with a three-run home run and rookie George Springer also homered to back up seven strong innings by Jarred Cosart. Dominguez snapped an 0-for-23 skid with his two-out shot to left-centre field off Mike Minor (2-5) that made it 5-1 in the fifth inning. "Thats the big hit that when we were in this here funk that we were in, that was the big hit that had been eluding us," manager Bo Porter said. Dominguez said there was a mixture of relief and excitement when he connected on his home run. "I try not to focus on it but of course it gets in your head," Dominguez said. "Good situation. Got a good pitch to hit and I was finally able to put the barrel on it." Cosart (8-5) allowed six hits and a run for his fourth straight victory. Porter believes that Cosarts presence on the mound has improved with each start this season and the 24-year-old agreed. "When Im throwing strikes I have a lot more confidence and obviously thats what theyve been preaching," Cosart said. "And with the mechanical stuff Ive been doing I have a lot more confidence in throwing strikes and just being able to trust my stuff and attack the hitters and know Ive got a really good defence behind me thats going to make a lot of plays for me." Springers solo homer off Juan Jaime in the seventh pushed the lead to 6-1. He has 15 homers this season, the most by a rookie in franchise history before the All-Star Break. Lance Berkman had the previous mark with 12 in 2000. Minor gave up seven hits and five runs in six innings to remain winless since May 19. Jon Singleton had two hits and an RBI and Jose Altuve added a pair of hits and swiped two bases for the Astros, who had managed just four runs combined and had been shut out twice in a four-game losing streak. Altuve leads the American League with 107 hits and 30 steals. Justin Upton had two hits on Thursday and hit .364 with two homers and four RBIs in the series and B.J. Upton had a hit and scored Atlantas only run. "Things just didnt go our way," Justin Upton said. "For the most part we tried to play a little small ball with our run-scoring struggles and weve done a pretty good job of it. (Thursday) it didnt work out for us and we didnt get the big ball, either." The Braves had trouble stringing together hits against Cosart and he was helped by the Astros turning a pair of double plays. Evan Gattis doubled to start the seventh before Jason Heyward drew a walk, but Cosart retired the next three batters to end the threat. B.J. Upton hit a leadoff single before stealing second and taking third on an error on the throw by Jason Castro. The Braves went up 1-0 when he scored on a sacrifice fly by Tony La Stella. Altuve singled and a double by Singleton, which bounced off the wall in left field, sent him home to tie it at 1-1 in the first. Minor plunked Dominguez to start Houstons fourth before a double by Castro. The Astros took a 2-1 lead when Castro scored on a groundout by Jesus Guzman. NOTES: The Astros opened their gates 30 minutes early Thursday to allow fans to watch the World Cup match between the United States and Germany on the stadiums big screens. ... Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman was back in the lineup after leaving Wednesday nights game in the eighth inning after being hit by a pitch on the right elbow. ... Houston selected the contract of RHP Jose Veras from Triple-A Oklahoma City and outrighted RHP Kyle Farnsworth before the game and he has elected free agency. 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Craig Ronaldsons coolly-struck conversion of Bundee Akis 67th-minute try proved to be the decisive score as Toulouse fell to a fifth successive away defeat in Europe for the first time in their history.The French giants raw power saw them open up a 21-11 interval lead, Sebastien Bezys three early scrum penalties topped up by tries from Yann David and Jean-Marc Doussain. Bundee Akis performance helped Connacht seal the win In between, Connacht had recovered from their sluggish start to set up Ireland prospect Niyi Adeolokuns fourth try of the season, with Jack Carty also kicking two penalties.Back in Europes top tier for the first time since 2013/14, the Westerners went on to punish tiring Toulouse with back-to-back tries from full-back Tiernan OHalloran and the talismanic Aki, whose centre partner Ronaldson nailed the all-important conversion.After a superb scrummaging display against Clermont Auvergne last week, Toulouse brought that set-piece strength to Galway with Bezy rewarding his forwards with three penalty goals inside 13 minutes. Toby Flood was full of praise for Connachts comeback as they grabbeed a late win Two lineout steals from Andrew Browne and Ultan Dillane got Connacht firing towards the end of the first quarter, Cian Kelleher sidestepping through before prop Finlay Bealham was stopped short of the line. Demarcus Lawrence Youth Jersey. . Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. Pat Lams men were over just a couple of minutes later, Dillanes leap setting up a thrilling backline move spearheaded by Ronaldson and Aki. Possession was retained and winger Adeolokun was sent over in the right corner. Yann David barges over for Toulouses first try Carty missed the difficult conversion but nailed a right-sided penalty in the 25th minute, and the home pack went close to scoring from a maul before Carty knocked over his second successful kick for 11-9.Bezy sent a difficult long-range strike wide of the posts after Connacht tighthead Conor Carey was warned for his angle of scrummaging. He also missed the conversion of Davids 34th-minute try, the strongly-built centre scoring in the left corner despite the presence of three Connacht defenders.Even better followed two minutes later for the small pocket of visiting fans, Toulouses offloads sticking and a free-flowing move full of flair ending with fly-half Doussain driving in under the posts. Jean-Marc Doussain scores Toulouses second try Having turned down three points on the stroke of half-time, Connacht blundered at the ensuing lineout and Carty also missed the first place-kick of the second half.The gap remained at 10 points after an equally poor kick from Bezy at the other end. The PRO12 champions, though, found another gear closing in on the hour mark, OHalloran cutting inside Gael Fickou to finish off Cartys long pass.Although the tough conversion proved beyond Carty, OHalloran, Kelleher and Ronaldson all continued to bubble with intent in the backline. They were aided by the timely impact off the bench of Kieran Marmion - the man-of-the-match from Connachts famous 2013 win in Toulouse - and the strong-carrying Sean OBrien.In a grandstand finish, Connacht kept grinding their way up into the Toulouse 22. Ugo Molas side were looking sluggish and Aki surged over thanks to a big hand-off on Talalelei Gray.The raucous home crowd erupted when Ronaldson curled over a peach of a conversion and with Toulouses error count increasing and a vital 73rd-minute scrum holding firm for Connacht, they deservedly held on in breathless fashion.You can watch Liverpool v Man Utd, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! ' ' '