The Mariners had a 14-game winning streak going. Unfortunately for them, though, they ran into the almighty Astros. On Friday night, a series of good factors come together for Houston to grab a 5-2 win at T-Mobile Park and made it 3-0 since the All-Star Game.
First, there were home runs. José Altuve hit his eighth leadoff home run of the season and 29th of his career –third-most in Astros history—, this time against starter Marco Gonzales on the third pitch of the game. Altuve went 3-for-5 for the first time since July 3 and also had his first multi-hit contest since the cited day.