Cole’s 10th-inning RBI single lifts the Astros past the Mariners, 4-3
HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Walker homered and Zach Cole hit an RBI single in the 10th inning that lifted the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Brice Matthews started the 10th as the automatic runner on second base and moved to third on a wild pitch by Alex Hoppe (0-1). Cole, who tied a career high with three hits, singled on a grounder to right field to send Matthews home.
Bryan Abreu (2-2) walked one in a scoreless 10th. Jose Altuve added two RBIs to help the Astros snap a four-game skid overall and end a nine-game losing streak against the Mariners. Houston loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth and took the lead on Altuve's one-out sacrifice fly.
Altuve became the fifth Astros player with 900 RBIs. Julio Rodríguez's bases-loaded walk against Bryan King tied it at 3-3 with two outs in the ninth. J.
P. Crawford and Luke Raley hit solo home runs for the Mariners. Seattle’s Bryce Miller allowed two runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in his season debut after recovering from a strained left oblique.
Houston starter Lance McCullers also went 5 1/3 innings, permitting two runs and seven hits. Crawford hit a leadoff homer, and Raley’s home run with one out in the sixth chased McCullers and made it 2-0. Walker opened the bottom of the inning with his shot to the front row in right field to get the Astros within 1.