Houston 6, Seattle 4
When: 10:10 PM ET, Monday, September 9, 2013
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Dan Iassogna, 1B -
Brian Knight, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Gerry Davis
Attendance:
9808
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Astros 6, Mariners 4: Jimmy Paredes hit a tying single in the ninth inning and Jonathan Villar followed with a two-run base hit as visiting Houston rallied to capture the opener of the three-game series.
Trevor Crowe recorded two hits and an RBI while Jose Altuve collected three hits for the Astros, who halted their three-game losing streak. Kevin Chapman (1-1) tossed a scoreless eighth to earn his first major-league victory and Josh Fields yielded a run in the ninth before registering his fourth save.
Abraham Almonte belted a two-run homer and Brad Miller added a solo shot for Seattle, which finished with only five hits in falling to 10-7 against Houston this season.
Almonte doubled and scored in the first inning before putting the Mariners ahead 3-2 in the seventh with his first major-league home run. Danny Farquhar (0-3) was unable to hold the lead, however, as the Astros rallied for four runs in the ninth.
Farquhar issued a pair of one-out walks before Paredes - who lifted a sacrifice fly in the second - forged a tie with a single. Villar put Houston ahead with a two-run base hit and scored later in the frame on a throwing error by Seattle first baseman Justin Smoak.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston starter Jarred Cosart yielded an unearned run on two hits and six walks in five innings. Counterpart Taijuan Walker also worked five frames, allowing two runs and five hits while striking out eight. ... Altuve is 18-for-40 this month after a 3-for-5 effort Monday. ... Almonte's two-hit performance was the first of his career.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.229 |
18 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Seattle
|
5 |
2 |
12 |
.161 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
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