Rasmus' 10th homer of the year came after Chris Carter had drawn a two-out walk, and it gave the Astros a 5-2 lead. Houston took a 3-1 lead in the fifth when shortstop Brad Miller let an Evan Gattis two-out grounder roll through his legs, and Robinson Cano's sac fly in the bottom of the inning made it 3-2.
"That was a good win for us and we had to use a lot of bullpen," said Astros manager A.J. Hinch, whose bullpen held the Mariners to two hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings.