The Astros were the Mariners daddy in 2019, and this win was their biggest butt kicking of Seattle in a season that saw them go 18-1 against their division rival.
The Matchup:
Astros: 93-50 (1st Place AL West, 9.5 Games Up of A's)
Mariners: 58-845 (5th Place AL West, 35 Games Back of Astros)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Gerrit Cole (28 Starts, 15-5, 2.81 ERA)
Mariners: Felix Hernandez (11 Starts, 1-5, 6.02 ERA)
The club moved to 94-50 with the win, their AL West lead sticking at 9.5 games. It was their second and final game of the season that they would score 20 or more runs in a game. They scored 15 or more runs in six games in 2019 and 10 or more in 27 games. They went 26-1 in their 27 games that they scored 10 or more runs.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Gerrit Cole (16-5, 2.73 ERA) (8 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 15 SO, 0 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Felix Hernandez (1-6, 6.96 ERA) (2 IP, 11 R, 7 ER, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
George Springer: 1-7, HR, 4 RBI
Myles Straw: 3-3, 1 RBI
Yordan Alvarez: 4-6, 6 RBI
Aledmys Diaz: 2-4, 2 RBI
Kyle Tucker: 2-5, 3 RBI
Martin Maldonado: 2-5, 1 RBI
Jake Marisnick: 3-6, HR, 2 RBI