Mariners hold on for win to sweep Astros, stay half-game ahead of Blue Jays
HOUSTON — The Seattle Mariners had been feeling nice after finishing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros on Sunday that moved them inside 1/2 recreation of the defending champions within the AL West standings.
“It all comes down to the competing and our guys love to compete and we got after it today and that’s the only way you’re going to figure out a way to sweep a team like that at this time of the year,” supervisor Scott Servais stated. “So we’ll keep rolling. Guys are feeling it right now. We’re playing great baseball.”
Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer and rookie Dominic Canzone had a career-high 4 hits because the Mariners constructed an enormous lead early and held on for the 7-6 win.
The victory extends Seattle’s profitable streak to 6 video games and improves the workforce’s report towards Houston this season to 8-2.
The Mariners presently maintain the third AL Wild Card playoff spot with the Astros within the second spot and the Rangers atop the AL West with a 3 recreation lead over Houston.
For the Astros, a sweep by a division rival at house was trigger for a workforce assembly after the sport.
Veteran catcher Martín Maldonado stated he and a few different gamers addressed the workforce following the loss.
“Like I said to everybody after the game, this is one of the most disappointing parts of the … season,” he stated. “This is a slap in the face and a wake-up call.”
He stated the Astros have to cease specializing in their opponents however as a substitute on how they will play higher.
“The key will be better energy in the dugout, not being satisfied after you lose,” he stated. “Everybody who comes here wants to beat us and we don’t make them earn it. We just feel like we’re just giving it away.”
The Mariners jumped on Hunter Brown (9-9) early, scoring two runs in every of the primary three innings to race out to a 6-0 lead.
Seattle starter Emerson Hancock pitched two scoreless innings earlier than leaving with a proper shoulder pressure. He was relieved by Taylor Saucedo, who allowed 5 runs with out getting an out to chop the result in 1.
Dylan Moore, who additionally set a profession mark with 4 hits, pushed the result in 7-5 with an RBI single within the fifth.
Jeremy Peña doubled with one out within the sixth earlier than Jose Altuve acquired a 3rd strike on a pitch timer violation. Alex Bregman adopted with an RBI triple that minimize the result in 7-6.
The Mariners deliberately walked Yordan Alvarez earlier than Yainer Diaz grounded out to finish the inning.
Servais was happy with his workforce for holding on after Houston acquired again in it.
“I can’t say enough about the competitiveness of our group,” he stated. “These guys don’t quit.”
Matt Brash (9-4) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win and Gabe Speier struck out two within the ninth for his first save.
Alvarez and Mauricio Dubón had two RBIs every for the Astros, who went 5 for 13 with runners in scoring place.
Brown struggled in his return to the rotation after pitching out of the bullpen his final day out. He allowed eight hits and 6 runs in simply 2 2/3 innings.
Julio Rodríguez hit a leadoff double and moved to 3rd on a wild pitch with one out. The Mariners took a 1-0 lead when Rodríguez scored on one other wild pitch by Brown with two outs.
Brown then walked Teoscar Hernandez and Mike Ford earlier than an RBI double by Canzone made it 2-0.
Josh Rojas singled to left discipline to open the second and stole second with one out. Suárez then despatched a dangling slider from Brown onto the prepare tracks atop the left discipline wall to push the result in 4-0.
Canzone doubled with one out within the third earlier than Moore singled. Rojas grounded right into a power out that left Moore out at second.
Rojas stole second base earlier than a double by Brian O’Keefe scored two to make it 6-0 and chase Brown.
Saucedo got here in to begin the third and was greeted by a single from Peña. Altuve singled earlier than Saucedo plunked Bregman to load the bases.
Alvarez then smacked a single on a grounder to proper discipline to attain two and minimize the result in 6-2.
Diaz doubled to proper discipline to attain Bregman and finish Saucedo’s day. Trent Thornton took over and retired the following two batters earlier than Dubón’s two-run double acquired Houston inside 1.
Ford and Canzone hit consecutive singles to open the fifth earlier than a single by Moore scored Ford to push the result in 7-5.
J-ROD COOLS OFF
Rodríguez cooled off Sunday after going 4 for six on Saturday evening to turn into the second participant in MLB historical past with 4 or extra hits in 4 straight video games. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts Saturday after his leadoff double.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: SS J.P. Crawford, who has been out since sustaining a concussion Aug. 11, is predicted to return to the lineup Monday. Crawford performed a rehabilitation recreation for High-A Everett on Saturday. “Everything was thumbs up there,” Servais stated. “He was feeling good. The fogginess or whatever he had from the concussion seems to have gone away.”
Astros: OF Kyle Tucker was out of the lineup for a 3rd straight recreation Sunday with an sickness, however pinch-hit within the seventh inning. UP NEXT
Mariners: Seattle RHP Luis Castillo (9-7, 3.23 ERA) faces RHP Touki Toussaint (1-4, 4.44) within the first of three video games towards the Chicago White Sox on Monday evening.
Astros: Houston RHP Cristian Javier (8-2, 4.49) opposes LHP James Paxton (7-3, 3.34) within the opener of a four-game sequence towards the Boston Red Sox on Monday evening.
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