MLB

Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners

· Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
63-40, 29-20 Away
Final
11 - 4
Seattle Mariners
55-48, 33-23 Home

Gurriel, Astros jump to big lead, cruise past Mariners 11-4

It was the 13th time this season Gurriel has had at least three hits. Carlos Correa also had three hits and Kyle Tucker homered for the Astros, who have won seven of their last nine games.

“You love to see these guys hitting,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “It’s a great feeling when you’re scoring, and guys get five at bats and do something with them.”

Starter Jake Odorizzi (4-5) gave up three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He didn’t give up a hit until the fourth inning, and held Seattle scoreless through five before allowing a couple of home runs.

Kyle Seager got the Mariners on the board in the sixth inning with a solo homer, his third straight game with a home run. Two batters later, Abraham Toro hit a two-run shot, giving him homers in four straight games, including his first two with Seattle.

“My luck this year is when I make a mistake in a spot like that it’s been a homer,” Odorizzi said.

Toro was traded from the Astros to the Mariners before Tuesday’s game and then became the first player ever to homer for and against the same team in consecutive games.

Houston led 8-0 after the top of the sixth, the third time the Astros opened a big lead in the three-game series. After blowing a seven-run lead on Monday and having to hold off a ninth-inning rally on Tuesday, Houston made sure there was little doubt about the outcome.

“We could have had a bad series after that first loss,” Odorizzi said. “For us to flush that and make a statement, it’s important. And good to see out of our guys that there wasn’t any panic out of anybody.”

Yusei Kikuchi (6-6) allowed four runs — three earned — on seven hits over five innings. He is now 0-3 since being named an All Star for the first time in his career on July 4.

“Today the Astros offense and what they were able to do — they just keep grinding at bats. I actually thought Yusei Kikuchi threw the ball pretty good today,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “His stuff was not bad at all, it’s a tough offensive club.”

THROWN OUT

Servais was ejected by first base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the fourth inning after arguing about a non-call on a checked swing by Aledmys Diaz. He said he was upset that home plate umpire Adam Beck originally didn’t ask Wendelstedt if it was a swing, and then disagreed with the call of a non-swing.

“From my angle I’m looking at it, clearly he swung the bat. At times the home plate umpire does not see it, but just check,” Servais said.

NEW ARM

New Seattle pitcher Tyler Anderson is expected to make his Mariners debut sometime during their weekend series in Texas, Servais said. Anderson was acquired late Tuesday from Pittsburgh in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers. Servais said he was unsure if Anderson would travel to Seattle and then fly with the team to Texas or if he would meet the team in the Dallas area.

Anderson is 5-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 18 starts this season with the Pirates.

ROSTER MOVES

Houston activated RHP Rafael Montero before the game, a day after acquiring him in the trade with the Mariners that also sent Kendall Graveman to the Astros.

During the game, the Astros traded for RHP Yimi Garcia from the Miami Marlins, in exchange for RHP Austin Pruitt and minor league OF Bryan De La Cruz.

UP NEXT

Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (6-2, 2.97 ERA) will start at San Francisco on Friday. Valdez pitched six no-hit innings in his last start against the Rangers on Saturday.

Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (4-2, 3.81) will start against the Texas Rangers on Friday. Seattle has won the last 10 games the rookie has started.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kelenic struck out swinging.
9th Inning Toro grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning France lined out to right.
9th Inning Bielak relieved Abreu
9th Inning Gurriel lined out to third.
9th Inning Alvarez grounded into double play, second to third to first, Díaz out at second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
0 Ground Balls 0
11 Strikeouts 6
11 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
15 Hits 8
2 Stolen Bases 1
6 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
11 Runs 4
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
42 At Bats 35
2 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
24 Runners Left On Base 21
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 0
0 Fly Balls 0
0 Caught Stealing 0
206 Pitches 189
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
25 Total Bases 14
49 Plate Appearances 42
324.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
6 Extra Base Hits 2
10.8 Runs Created 5.8
.357 Batting Average .229
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.595 Slugging Percentage .400
.429 Secondary Average .371
.449 On Base Percentage .357
1.044 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .757
0.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.0
10.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.8
75.0 Batter Rating 31.0
21.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.20 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.50
.238 Isolated Power .171
0.55 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.00
.122 Walks Per Plate Appearance .143
.071 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .143
22.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.7 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.2
113.8 MLB Rating 82.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

T-Mobile Park

Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 18,908 | Capacity:
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