Valbuena hits two HR in Houston's 7-5 victory over Seattle
Valbuena hits two HR in Houston's 7-5 victory over Seattle
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
7
Seattle Mariners
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
T-Mobile Park · 15,129 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Lowrie singled to center, Villar scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Valbuena homered to right center (405 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Lowrie singled to right, Gattis scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-5
Gattis safe at second on error by third baseman Seager, Springer scored.
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Error 4-5
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Zunino hit sacrifice fly to left, Seager scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Seager singled to center, Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Cruz doubled to deep center, Canó scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Rasmus homered to right center (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
S. Smith struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Play Result 7-5
Seager to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 7-5
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
S. Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Seager walked.
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Seager batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Cruz flied out to right.
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Fly Out 7-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Canó grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
Canó batting
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Play Result 7-5
Gregerson relieved Sipp.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Lineup Change 7-5
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Altuve struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Play Result 7-5
Marisnick stole second.
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Seattle Mariners
- Nick Davila Out
- Matt Brash Out
- Colt Emerson Out
- Josh Naylor Out
- Cal Raleigh Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSEA
Austin JacksonCF16
Dustin AckleyLF4
Robinson Cano2B22
Nelson CruzRF32
Kyle Seager3B15
Seth SmithDH12
Mike ZuninoC10
Logan Morrison1B21
Brad MillerSS15
HOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Luis Valbuena3B18
George SpringerRF4
Evan GattisDH11
Jed LowrieSS8
Jason CastroC18
Marwin Gonzalez1B14
Colby RasmusLF28
Jake MarisnickCF94
Substitutes
Jonathan VillarDH19
Chris Carter1B48
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