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05/05 17:22 CDT Raleigh's 9th inning homer gives Mariners 5-4 win over Astros
Raleigh's 9th inning homer gives Mariners 5-4 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) --- Cal Raleigh hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth to
give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Raleigh sent an 0-2 pitch from Josh Hader (1-3) into the Crawford Boxes in left
field with one out in the ninth. Luis Uras tied it at four in the eighth on an
RBI single.
Raleigh said he was looking for a fastball, and he got one.
"I was looking for the heater the whole at bat and adjust to anything else," he
said. "He made two good pitches before that. I didn't come off my plan. He left
it middle of the plate, and I got to it."
Hader said he was trying to go up and in and missed.
"I just didn't execute my pitch," Hader said. "At the end of the day, executing
your pitches, sometimes it works out for you."
It was Raleigh's second go-ahead home run in the ninth or later this season.
"He finds a way," Seattle manager Scott Servais said of Raleigh. "He typically
hits the ball in the air. Late in games, if you have power to hit the ball in
the air, good things are going to happen."
Andrs Muoz (2-2) pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for the win.
Seattle has won six straight series.
"We're pitching awesome," Servais said. "I've talked about that for the last
month or so. Our defense has really picked up I thought. ... We're still not
clicking offensively, but we're starting to make some strides."
Jon Singleton launched a two-run homer to right to give Houston a 4-3 lead in
the seventh. Kyle Tucker cut the lead to 3-2 with a two-run homer to right in
the sixth.
Luke Raley hit a solo home run into the second deck in right field to lead off
the sixth, and the Mariners got two in the second on an Uras bases loaded walk
and Josh Rojas RBI single. Rojas finished with three hits.
Seattle starter Bryce Miller allowed four runs on six hits with three
strikeouts in six innings.
Houston starter Hunter Brown gave up two runs on five hits with four walks and
five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: Jos Urquidy (right forearm strain) had his live batting practice
pushed back from Sunday to Tuesday in Houston to "give him an extra day,"
manager Joe Espada said. ... INF Grae Kessinger (right shoulder) started a
rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. ... RHP Cristian
Javier (neck discomfort) came out of his rehab start Saturday with Double-A
Corpus Christi feeling "good," Espada said, adding that the plan is for Javier
to rejoin the team on the upcoming road trip.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Luis Castillo (3-4, 3.46 ERA) will open a four-game series Monday
at the Twins, who will start RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (1-0, 2.45 ERA).
Astros: After a day off Monday, RHP Justin Verlander (1-0, 2.08 ERA) will start
Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at the Yankees, who will start RHP
Luis Gil (2-1, 3.19 ERA).
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