The Astros followed up Saturday’s combined no-hitter with another dominant pitching performance, this time led by Justin Verlander. The offense wasn’t quite as dominant as it was in the first two games, but it didn’t need to be, and the Astros polished off a dominant weekend sweep of the Mariners with a 3-1 win.
For a little while, it looked like we might be dealing with back-to-back no-hitters, because Justin Verlander was locked in. The first eight hitters in Seattle’s lineup all went down in order, and through three innings, Verlander had already struck out six batters while walking one.