A rough night in Seattle
"We didn't play well," said Dusty Baker after an uneven performance that tightened the AL Wild Card picture.
Jose Altuve cuts the Astros' deficit to 6-2 with an RBI single to right field in the top of the 9th inning
Cristian Javier allows four runs (three earned) and strikes out six batters across 4 2/3 innings against the Mariners
Alex Bregman is ruled safe at first base after an Astros challenge overturns the original out call
Jon Singleton gets the Astros on the board with a sac fly to right field in the top of the 7th inning
Chas McCormick departs from the game after being drilled with a pitch in the top of the 9th inning
Kyle Tucker makes a sliding grab and doubles up Jarred Kelenic at first base for the final two outs of the bottom of the 4th
Justin Verlander allows one run and strikes out eight batters across eight-plus terrific innings in his start against the Mariners
Kyle Tucker clobbers a solo home run off the second deck in right field to give the Astros a 5-0 lead in the top of the 6th inning
Yordan Alvarez launches a solo home run to right-center field to give the Astros to 4-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning
Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker each homered to back Justin Verlander's terrific eight-plus innings in the Astros' 5-1 win over the Mariners
The Astros score three runs in the second inning thanks to RBIs from Dubón, Maldonado and Altuve to jump out to an early 3-0 lead
MartĆn Maldonado extends the Astros' lead to 2-0 with an RBI double to left-center field in the top of the 2nd inning