Hunter Brown worked around trouble while allowing four hits in six innings, Yainer Diaz delivered the big blow with a two-run single and the Houston Astros moved into a tie for first place in the AL West with a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
The Astros trailed Seattle by 10 games and were seven games under .500 on June 18, but have surged over the past 24 games. Houston improved to 18-6 over the last 31 days and used one big inning against Seattle starterSince holding that 10-game lead, the Mariners have stumbled to an 8-16 mark, including a lifeless effort against their division rival coming out of the All-Star break that led to boos from the home fans after the final out.
Seattle’s offense again remained the problem. Brown labored through the first two innings, but came up with key pitches when needed. He gotto line out with the bases loaded and two outs in the third inning, and induced a double play fromWith Castillo struggling to find his control, Diaz jumped on the first pitch, lining a single to score Altuve and Bregman.
The third was the only inning where Castillo faced major problems. He pitched seven innings, allowed six hits and struck out three, but lost for the first time since June 25.. Speier has been out since June 1 with a rotator cuff strain, taking away a key reliever from Seattle’s bullpen. Baumann was acquired from Baltimore in late May and was 2-0 with a 5.51 ERA in 18 appearances for the Mariners. will try to win his third straight decision. Valdez struck out a season-high 10 in his last start.
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