In what would be one of the wildest wins of the 2019 season for the Astros, Michael Brantley played hero on this night at Minute Maid Park in game one of a four game weekend series against the Mariners. The Astros trailed the Mariners 7-0 as they went to the plate for the bottom half of the second, climbing all the way back to tie the game in the eighth inning. They would fall behind again in the twelfth, but would tie it again in the bottom half of the inning. Brantley came through with the winner in the thirteenth inning.
The Matchup:
Astros: 90-50 (1st Place AL West, 8.5 Games Up of A's)
Mariners: 58-82 (5th Place AL West, 32 Games Back of Astros)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Wade Miley (28 Starts, 13-4, 3.06 ERA)
Mariners: Marco Gonzales (29 Starts, 14-11, 4.30 ERA)
The club moved to 91-50 with the win that night, their lead in the AL West sticking at 8.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Josh James (5-0, 4.64 ERA) (2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Matt Wisler (3-4, 5.18 ERA) (0.1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
Jose Altuve: 2-6, 2 RBI
Michael Brantley: 2-6, HR, 3 RBI
Alex Bregman: 1-6, 2 RBI
Kyle Tucker: 2-6, HR, 2 RBI
Josh Reddick: 3-3, HR, 1 RBI