Pre-Review_MLB: Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros the3flicker 14 minutes ago 3 min read 1st Inning: Bryan Woo takes the mound for Seattle looking to keep the momentum from Saturday's blowout win rolling. Jose Altuve leads off with a sharp single to right, but Woo settles in and strands him with back-to-back strikeouts of Isaac Paredes and Yordan Alvarez. Hunter Brown answers by working around a leadoff walk to Cole Young, getting Julio Rodriguez to ground into a tailor-made 6-4-3 double play. 2nd Inning: Cam Smith, riding his hot month, crushes a 1-1 fastball into the Crawford Boxes for a solo shot. Astros lead 1-0. Woo shakes it off and retires the side in order. Cal Raleigh answers right back in the bottom half, turning on a hanging slider from Brown and depositing it into the second deck in left. 1-1. 3rd Inning: The Astros load the bases on a walk, a single, and a fielder's choice, but Woo bears down and gets Christian Walker to pop out weakly to short, keeping it tied. Luke Raley doubles into the right-field corner to lead off Seattle's half, and Cole Young lines a single up the middle to plate him. Mariners take a 2-1 lead. 4th Inning: Jeremy Pena rips a two-out double down the line, and Victor Robles follows with a bloop single that just eludes a diving Randy Arozarena in left, tying the game at 2. Woo grinds through the inning but has thrown 71 pitches already. Brown settles in and sets Seattle down in order. 5th Inning: Both bullpens start to stir as the starters begin to fade. Yordan Alvarez turns on an inside fastball and drives it well over the Crawford Boxes for a two-run homer, his 37th of the year. Astros grab a 4-2 lead. Woo is pulled after the inning, having allowed 4 runs on 6 hits. 6th Inning: Seattle's bullpen holds the line, working around a leadoff single. In the bottom half, Julio Rodriguez tucks a two-out double just inside the third-base bag, and Cal Raleigh follows with an RBI single up the middle. Astros lead 4-3. 7th Inning: The Astros' bullpen turns things over to their high-leverage arms. Cole Young draws a leadoff walk, moves to second on a wild pitch, and scores when Luke Raley slaps a single through the vacated right side. Game tied at 4. Both bullpens trade zeroes the rest of the inning. 8th Inning: Isaac Paredes muscles a solo homer just over the Crawford Boxes off Seattle's setup man, and the Astros retake the lead, 5-4. Seattle threatens in the bottom half, putting runners on the corners with one out, but a strikeout and a fly out end the rally. 9th Inning: Houston's closer comes on for the save and strikes out the side around a two-out walk, sealing it. Final: Astros 5-Mariners 4 Summary: Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes provided the power the Astros needed to hold serve at home and take the rubber match of the series, snapping Seattle's momentum after Saturday's rout. Cal Raleigh kept the Mariners in it with a homer and an RBI single, but Seattle's bullpen couldn't hold the late lead, and the Astros pushed their AL West cushion back out heading into their series with the Angels. Notable stats: Astros Yordan Alvarez – 2-4, HR, 3 RBI Isaac Paredes – 2-4, HR, 2 RBI Mariners Cal Raleigh – 2-4, HR, 2 RBI Cole Young – 2-4, R, RBI