Houston 9, Seattle 4
When: 10:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 24, 2014
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
65°
Umpires:
Home -
Sean Barber, 1B -
Tom Hallion, 2B -
Paul Nauert, 3B -
Eric Cooper
Attendance:
21585
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Astros 9, Mariners 4: Rookie George Springer homered twice and had five RBIs, and Brett Oberholtzer struck out eight to win for first time in seven decisions this season for visiting Houston, which recorded a season high in runs.
Jose Altuve had two hits, scored twice and drove in a run while Marc Krauss and Jonathan Villar added RBIs for the Astros, who broke it open with a five-run second inning - highlighted by Springer's two-run homer - en route to snapping a four-game losing streak. Oberholtzer allowed three runs (two earned) in six frames.
Robinson Cano had two hits and has reached base in 31 straight games - the longest active streak in the majors - while Kyle Seager, Michael Saunders and John Buck drove in runs for the Mariners. Brandon Maurer (1-3) yielded six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA against Houston to 14.54 in four starts.
Altuve led off the game with a walk and Springer, who missed the previous two games with a right hip flexor strain, drove the next pitch over the wall in right-center. Seattle tied it in the bottom half when it loaded the bases with one out and Stefen Romero scored on a fielder's choice grounder to first by Seager, and Cano trotted home when Krauss' throw went into left field.
Villar's run-scoring fielder's choice grounder started the scoring for Houston in the fifth and Villar came all the way around from first on a hit-and-run single down the right-field line by Altuve. Springer recorded his first multi-homer game by belting a 1-1 pitch out to left and Krauss' two-out single drove in Dexter Fowler.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Astros are 16-13 when they homer and 2-19 when they do not. ... Altuve, who leads the major leagues with 68 hits, is 7-for-12 in the series ... The Mariners fell to 12-7 against left-handers.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Houston
|
11 |
2 |
18 |
.282 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Seattle
|
8 |
0 |
10 |
.222 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |