Taijuan Walker earns his first win of the season

Today Taijuan Walkers makes his 2014 major league debut as he pitches the first game of a 3 game series against the Astros in Houston. His opponent will be Collin McHugh pitching for the Astros.

Endy Chavez will start the 1^st inning with a walk. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he flies out to left field. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he flies out to center as Chavez goes to second. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Jose Altuve will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano for an out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings George Springer to the plate and he hit a 2-run homer. With one out and two runs in Jon Singleton steps up to the plate and he walks. With a runner at firsrt Matt Dominguez comes to the plate and he hits a ground to Kyle Seager and he turns a double play to end the 1^st inning. 2-0 Astros.

Logan Morrison will start the 2^nd inning with a walk. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. That brings Michael Saunders to the plate and he walks. With a man on Dustin Ackley comes to the plate, Saunders is caught stealing, and he strikes out. Brad Miller will try to keep the inning going as he pops out to Jose Altuve to end the top of the inning. Jason Castro will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Logan Morrison for an out. Jesus Guzman is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Marwin Gonzalez to the plate and he hits a homerun. L.J. Hoes will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to the pitcher to end thew 2^nd inning. 3-2 Astros.

Endy Chavez will start the 3^rd inning with a ground ball to Jose Altuve for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate, Jones steals second, and he strikes out. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning, Jones steals third, going as he strikes out to end the top half of the inning. Jose Altuve will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano for an out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings George Springer to the plate and he strikes out. Jon Singleton will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the 3^rd inning.

Logan Morrison will start the 4^th inning with a ground ball to Marwin Gonzalez for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he strikes but is safe at first on a wild pitch. That brings Michael Saunders to the plate and he hits a 2-run homer. Dustin Ackley will step up to the plate and he strikes out. Brad Miller will try to keep the inning going as he homerun. Back to the top of the order for Endy Chavez who flies out to Alex Presley to end the top of the inning. Matt Dominguez will start the home half of the inning with a single. Jason Castro is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Logan Morrison who throws Dominguez out at second for a fielder's choice. That brings Jesus Guzman to the plate and he lines out to Kyle Seager. L.J Hoes will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the 4^th inning. 5-3 Mariners.

James Jones will start the 5^th inning with a single. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he flies out to L.J Hoes. That brings Kyle Seager to the plate, Jones steals second, and he strikes out. Logan Morrison will try to keep the inning going as he is intentionally walked. With two on and two out Mike Zunino comes to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. L.J. Hoes will start the home half of the inning with a strike. Back to the top of the order for Jose Altuve who is hit by a pitch. That brings Alex Presley to the plate and he strikes out. George Springer will try to keep the inning going, Altuve steals second, as he strikes out to end the 5^th inning.

Michael Saunders will start the 6^th inning with a ground ball to Jon Singleton for an out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Jose Altuve. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he flies out to L.J Hoes to end the top of the inning. Jon Singleton will start the home half of the inning walk. Matt Dominguez is the next man to the plate and he hits a bouncer back to Walker who turns a double play. That brings Jason Castro to the plate and he strikes out to end the 6^th inning.

Josh Zeid will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. Endy Chavez will start the 7^th inning with a bunts for an infield single. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles as Endy Chavez takes third. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he 3-run homers. With 3 runs in and no outs Kyle Seager will step up to the plate and he hits a chopper that is fielded by the pitcher who throws him out. Logan Morrison steps up to the plate and he flies out to Alex Presley. Mike Zunino will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Alex Presley to end the top of the inning. Tom Wilhelmsen will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Jesus Guzman will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano. Marwin Gonzalez is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings L.J. Hoes to the plate and he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the 7^th inning. 8-3 Mariners.

Jerome Williams will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. Michael Saunders will start the 8^th inning with a strike out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he grounds out to Jose Altuve to end the top of the inning. Jose Altuve will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Tom Wilhelmsen for an out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings George Springer to the plate and he walks. Jon Singleton will try to keep the inning going, Springer steals second, as he grounds out to Logan Morrison to end the 8^th inning.

Endy Chavez will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball to Jose Altuve for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he singles as Jones takes second. With two on Kyle Seager comes to the plate and he walks. With the bases loaded Logan Morrison comes to the plate and he singles as James Jones scores. With the bases still loaded Mike Zunino steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Matt Dominguez as Robinson Cano scores. Michael Saunders will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to L.J. Hoes to end the top of the inning. Matt Dominguez will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Robinson Cano for an out. Jason Castro is the next man to the plate and he walks. That brings Jesus Guzman to the plate and he doubles as Castro goes to third. With two on Marwin Gonzalez will come to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano as Castro scores. L.J. Hoes will try to keep the inning going as he grounds out to Kyle Seager to end the game. 10-3 Mariners.