The Seattle Mariners sweep up in Houston

After winning the first 2 games by a combined score of 23-5 the Seattle Mariners are going for the sweep of the Houston Astros. Chris Young will be the starting pitcher for the Mariners in their pursuit. Brad Peacock will take the mound for the Astros and be charged with stopping them.

Endy Chavez starts the 1^st inning with a strike out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he hits a fly ball into foul territory that is caught by Matt Dominguez. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he walks. Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he singles as Cano goes to third. With runners at the corners and two outs Logan Morrison will come to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Jose Altuve will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. That brings George Springer to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the 1^st inning.

John Buck will start the 2^nd inning with a fly ball to George Springer for an out. Michael Saunders is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Domingo Santana. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he singles. Brad Miller will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to George Springer, on a great leaping catch at the wall, to end the top of the inning. Jon Singleton will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Matt Dominguez is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Carlos Corporan to the plate and he walks. Domingo Santana will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 2^nd inning.

Endy chavez will start the 3^rd inning with a fly ball to Domingo Santana for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Jose Altuve. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he grounds out to Jose Altuve to end the top of the inning. Enrique Hernandez will start the home half of the inning with a pop up to Logan Morrison for an out. Marwin Gonzalez is the next man to the plate and he hits a homerun. Back to the top of the order for Jose Altuve who strikes out. Alex Presley will try to keep the inning going as he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the 3^rd inning. 1-0 Astros.

Kyle Seager will start the 4^th inning with a fly ball to Alex Presley for an out. Logan Morrison is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings John Buck to the plate and he is thrown out, by Domingo Santana, at second trying to stretch a single into a double to end the top of the inning. Goerge Springer will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to James Jones for an out. Jon Singleton is the next man to the plate and he pops up to Robinson Cano. That brings Matt Dominguez to the plate and he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the 4^th inning.

Michael Saunders will start the 5^th inning with a bunt that the pitcher fields and just manages to throw him out. Dustin Ackley is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Carlos Corporan will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Domingo Santana is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Enrique Hernandez to the plate and he hits a homerun. Marwin Gonzalez will try to keep the inning going as he strikes out to end the 5^th inning. 2-0 Astros.

Endy Chavez will start the 6^th inning with a strike out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he is hit by a pitch as Jones takes second. With two on Kyle Seager comes to the plate and he walks. With the bases loaded Logan Morrison steps up to the plate, Jones scores on a wild pitch, and he doubles as both Cano and Seager score. With one on and one out John Buck comes to the plate and he singles as Morrison scores. Anthony Bass will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. Still one out as Michael Saunders walks to the plate and he strikes out. Dustin Ackley comes to the plate and he singles. With two on and two outs Brad Miller comes to the plate and he grounds out to Jon Singleton to end the top of the inning. Jose Altuve will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to James Jones for an out. Alex Presley is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Logan Morrison. That brings George Springer to the plate and he strikes out to end the 6^th inning. 4-2 Mariners.

Endy Chavez will start the 7^th inning with a ground ball back to the pitcher Anthony Bass for an out. James Jones is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he doubles. With a runner at second Kyle Seager will try to keep the inning going as he singles as Cano scores. With one on and two outs Logan Morrison steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Jose Altuve to end the top of the inning. Jon Singleton will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Michael Saunders for an out. Matt Dominguez is the next man to the plate and he lines out to Brad Miller. That brings Carlos Corporan to the pops out to Robinson Cano to end the 7^th inning. 5-2 Mariners.

Tony Sipp will take over the pitching duties for the Astros. John Buck will start the 8^th inning with a strike out. Michael Saunders is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Jon Singleton. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he doubles. With a man at second and two outs Brad Miller steps up to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Danny Farquhar will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Domingo Santana will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Enrique Hernandez is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Kyle Seager. That brings Marwin Gonzalez to the plate and he singles. Yoervis Medina will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Back to the top of the inning for Jose Altuve who grounds out to Brad Miller to end the 8^th inning.

Chad Qualls will take over the pitching for the Astros. 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 grounds out to Marwin Gonzalez. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he pops up to Marwin Gonzalez to end the top of the inning. Fernando Rodney will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Alex Presley will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Brad Miller for an out. George Springer is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Jon Singleton to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the game.

The Mariners win 5-2. Fernando Rodney picks up his 24^th save.