The Mariners gained ground against their American League West rivals and kept their momentum going from prior to the All-Star Break.

Starter Hunter Brown had an off-day but the Astros offense managed 13 hits and 11 runs to stop a two-game skid against Seattle.

Christian Walker hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros went on to rout the host Seattle Mariners 11-3 Sunday afternoon.

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The Mariners scored a run off Josh Hader in the bottom of the 10th inning on Saturday night in one of the most bizarre sequences we can remember.

The Houston Astros made a Framber Valdez announcement before Friday's series opener against the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle has closed Houston's lead in the AL West to three games with consecutive wins. Hunter Brown pitches for Astros in finale.

In a game that featured a bit of everything, rookie Cole Young delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Mariners a 7-6 win over the rival Astros.

When the Mariners unveiled how they’d roll out their rotation for this weekend’s huge series vs. Houston to start the second half -- opting for Luis Castillo, then rookie Logan Evans, with Sunday marked as TBD -- it evoked more perplexity than anything.

The Seattle Mariners are set to begin the second half of the season against their biggest American League West rivals, the Houston Astros. The Mariner

Yes, they were thumped by the rival Astros on Sunday. But they chased another ace out of the game early and these Mariners proved they are here to stay.

Left-handed slugger Yordan Alvarez is in his seventh season as a member of the Houston Astros. The Cuban superstar made his MLB debut in 2019 and took off immediately, winning American League Rookie of the Year after smashing 27 home runs and driving in 78 runs in just 87 games.