HOUSTON — — Mitch Garver and Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Seattle Mariners took benefit of 5 Houston errors throughout an 8-1 victory over the Astros on Wednesday.
Seattle (82-77) received for the fifth time in seven video games because it tries to rally into an AL wild card. It is chasing Detroit and Kansas City for one of the final two spots.
“We’ve got three now to go and we just keep grinding,” supervisor Dan Wilson stated. “We've got everything right in front of us. Three games that we have to win and probably have to get some help along the way, too. But we've just got to do what we do and not worry about anything else.”
The Mariners have been down 1-0 earlier than rallying within the sixth. Dylan Moore reached on the primary of 4 errors by rookie third baseman Shay Whitcomb, who entered within the fourth. Victor Robles walked and Cal Raleigh hit a one-out single to load the bases.
Justin Turner then prolonged his on-base streak to twenty consecutive video games with his single on a line drive to left area that scored two.
Garver opened the seventh with his 14th homer on a line drive into the seats in left area. The Mariners added two extra runs within the inning thanks to a few errors by the Astros, together with two extra by Whitcomb.
“Offensively we had some breaks later, we took advantage of some of their miscues,” Wilson stated. “We were able to keep adding on later in the game.”
A fourth error by Whitcomb allowed Moore to succeed in with no outs within the ninth, and he scored on a double by Robles. Rodríguez then hit his twentieth homer of the season.
“I’ll have a conversation with (Whitcomb) but we'll turn the page,” Astros supervisor Joe Espada stated. “This is a sure-handed third baseman. He’s accomplished it within the minor leagues.”
Yusei Kikuchi (9-10) struck out eight in six innings in his first loss with Houston. He was charged with two unearned runs and four hits.
The Astros won Kikuchi's first nine starts after he was acquired in a July 29 trade with Toronto. He went 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA during that stretch.
George Kirby (14-11) pitched six innings of four-hit ball in his third consecutive win for Seattle. He struck out six and walked one.
Victor Caratini hit an RBI single in the third for the Astros, who played without many of their regulars a day after clinching their fourth straight AL West title.
There was a special moment for Alex Bregman in the fourth inning of what could be his final regular-season home game at Minute Maid Park. He is eligible for free agency after this season.
Bregman trotted out to third base, but Espada lifted him for a defensive replacement before the inning started. Bregman slowly walked to the dugout as he received a standing ovation. He paused before entering the dugout and tipped his cap to the crowd.
He admitted that the moment got to him.
“A little bit,” he said. “But I'm trying to just stay focused on the postseason, to be honest with you. Maybe at the end of the year we’ll be able to look back and reflect on it, but right now my mindset is win.”
Selected by Houston with the No. 2 choose within the 2015 novice draft, Bregman has spent his complete profession with the Astros.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: OF/DH Yordan Alvarez is not going to journey with the workforce on its upcoming street journey, as an alternative staying in Houston to obtain remedy on his sprained proper knee. Espada stated Alvarez had improved Wednesday and that some of the swelling had subsided since he was injured on a slide Sunday.
UP NEXT
Mariners: Open a three-game sequence towards the Athletics on Friday evening in Seattle.
Astros: Traveling to Cleveland for a three-game sequence beginning Friday evening.
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