Behind the seemingly endless font of Justin Verlander’s pitching excellence, the Astros eked out yet another low-scoring win, 3-1
The Astros were the first to break through in this pitcher’s duel against Mariner starter Logan Gilbert, scoring two runs in the fourth on RBI doubles by Kyle Tucker and Yuli Gurriel.
The Mariners finally broke through against Verlander in the seventh on a Carlos Santana homer, but Verlander limited the damage by stranding the bases loaded with two strikeouts.
The Astros added another run in the eighth when Jose Altuve scored on a wild pitch by reliever Ryan Borucki.