The Seattle Mariners crush the Houston Astros

Tonight the Seattle Mariners as they try to extend their winning streak to three games. The 'king' Felix Hernandez will take the mound where he looks to continue his way back to having the command that he did the first month of the season. Opposing the Mariners tonight is Rudy Owens, who will be making his major league debut, for the Houston Astros.

Jose Altuve will start the 1^st inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. Dexter Fowler is the next man to the plate and he has an infield hit. That brings Jason Castro to the plate and he strikes out. Matt Dominguez will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Cole Gillespie to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Fowler for an out. Stephen Romero is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Gonzales. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he singles. Justin Smoak will try to keep the inning going as he doubles as Cano takes third. With two on and two out Kyle Seager steps up to the plate and he singles to bring both Cano and Smoak home. Now it will be up to Cole Gillespie to try and extend the inning as he flies out to Presley to end the inning. 2-0 Mariners.

Marc Krauss will start the 2^nd inning with a ground ball to Justin Smoak for an out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Willie Bloomquist. That brings L. J. Hoes to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a single. Mike Zunino will be the next man to the plate and he flies out to Fowler. That brings Willie Bloomquist to the plate and he fouls out to Krauss. Back to the top of the order for James Jones who grounds out to Altuve to end the inning.

Marwin Gonzalez will start the 3^rd inning with a walk. Jonathan Villar is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager. Castro will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Stephen Romero will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Justin Smoak to the plate and he flies out to Fowler. Kyle Seager steps up to try and keep the inning going as he flies out to Hoes to end the 3^rd inning. 2-1 Mariners.

Matt Dominguez will start the 4^th inning with a strike out. Marc Krauss is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Alex Presley to the plate and he singles. L. J. Hoes will step up to try and keep the inning going as he grounds out to Justin Smoak to end the top of the inning. Cole Gillespie will start the home half of the inning with a walk. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he fouls out to Gonzalez. That will bring Mike Zunino to the plate and he singles as Gillespie takes third. With runners at the corners Willie Bloomquist steps up to the plate and he hits a sacrifice fly to Presley jto bring Gillespie home. Back to the top of the order for James Jones who singles. With two runners on Stephen Romero walks to the plate and he pops up to Villar to end the inning. 3-1 Mariners.

Marwin Gonzalez will start the 5^th inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano for an out. Jonathan Villar is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. Back to the top of the order for Jose Altuve who doubles. Dexter Fowler will step up to try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Hoes for an out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Villar. That will bring Kyle Seager to the plate and he is hit by a pitch. Cole Gillespie will step in and try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Altuve to end the 5^th inning.

Jason Castro will start the 6^th inning with a ground ball back to Felix for an out. Matt Dominguez is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager. That will bring Marc Krauss to the plate and flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Altuve for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he doubles. That will bring Willie Bloomquist to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. Back to the top of the order for James Jones who grounds out to the pitcher Owens. Stephen Romero will try to keep the inning going as he walks. Darrin Downs will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. Robinson Cano gets a chance to extend the inning but Romero is thrown out try to steal second to end the inning. 5-1 Mariners.

Alex Presley will start the 7^th inning with a ground ball to Kyle Seager for an out. L.J. Hoes is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Marwin Gonzalez to the plate and he grounds out to Justin Smoak to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Presley for an out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate, Smoak to secon on a balk, and he singles to bring Smoak home. Cole Gillespie steps up and he hits into a double play to end the 7^th inning. 6-1 Mariners.

Jonathan Villar will start the 8^th inning with a fly ball to James Jones for an out. Back to the top of the order for Jose Altuve who hits a line drive that bounces of Felix's leg for a single. That brings Dexter Fowler to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Willie Bloomquist that he turns into a double play. Chad Qualls will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Hoes for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Hoes at the wall. That brings Willie Bloomquist to the plate and he strikes out to end the inning.

Charlie Furbush will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Jason Castro will start the 9^th inning with a fly ball to Cole Gillespie for an out. Danny Farquhar will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Matt Dominguez is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Marc Krauss to the plate and he flies out to Cole Gillespie to end the game. 6-1 Seattle Mariners.