Current:Home > ContactHouston Astros win AL West after win over Seattle Mariners-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Houston Astros win AL West after win over Seattle Mariners
lotradecoin roadmap View Date:2024-12-26 02:49:16
Jason Heyward delivered a go-ahead two-run homer and the Houston Astros clinched their fourth straight American League West title with a 4-3 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Josh Hader notched a four-out save for Houston, which overcame a dismal start to the season to capture its seventh division crown in the past eight years. The Astros (86-72) were 12 games below .500 on May 8 and sat 10 games behind Seattle for the division lead on June 18.
Houston will host a best-of-three AL wild-card series next week.
The Mariners (81-77) fell 2 1/2 games back of the final wild-card spot with four games remaining.
Heyward put the Astros up 4-3 with a two-run homer in the fifth off Seattle starter Logan Gilbert. It was Heyward's second homer in as many games as the veteran fills in for injured slugger Yordan Alvarez, who is out the series due to a bruised right knee.
Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.
Hader entered with two outs in the eighth and struck out J.P. Crawford with runners on the corners to end the inning. The left-hander pitched a perfect ninth, fanning Julio Rodriguez to start Houston's latest division-title celebration.
Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker also homered for the Astros, who got 5 2/3 innings from starter Framber Valdez (15-7). The left-hander allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out four. He exited with runners on second and third before Bryan Abreu retired Luke Raley to keep Houston ahead 4-3.
Abreu pitched a perfect seventh before Ryan Pressly ran into trouble in the eighth. Pressly issued a walk to Justin Turner, allowed a single to Jorge Polanco and threw a wild pitch to put runners on the corners with one out. He retired Mitch Garver on a shallow fly before Hader took over.
Gilbert (8-12) surrendered four runs on five hits, including three home runs, with one walk and six strikeouts over six innings.
Bregman opened the scoring with a two-out solo shot in the bottom of the first. Polanco responded with a long ball leading off the second to pull Seattle even at 1-1.
Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh singled to start the Mariners' third before Randy Arozarena stroked an RBI double. Polanco made it 3-1 two batters later when he singled home Raleigh.
Tucker pulled Houston within 3-2 on his homer to begin the bottom of the fourth.
veryGood! (5)
Related
- Infamous LA officer’s gun found in $1 million watch robbery case
- Lahaina residents reckon with destruction, loss as arduous search for victims continues
- Tampa Bay Rays' Luke Raley hits unique inside-the-park HR, ball bounces off top of wall
- Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds
- The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
- North Carolina Republicans finalize legislation curbing appointment powers held by governor
- A 9-year-old boy vanished from a Brooklyn IKEA. Hours later, he was dead, police say.
- Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce, source tells AP
- Usher Cancels Atlanta Concert Hours Before Show to Rest and Heal
- Colts star Jonathan Taylor 'excused' from training camp due to 'personal matter'
Ranking
- Walmart boosts its outlook for 2024 with bargains proving a powerful lure for the inflation weary
- Colts star Jonathan Taylor 'excused' from training camp due to 'personal matter'
- Here’s the Secret To Getting Bouncy, Long-Lasting Curls With Zero Effort
- Why did this police department raid the local newspaper? Journalists decry attack on press
- Jim Harbaugh wants to hire Colin Kaepernick to Chargers' coaching staff. Will the QB bite?
- Looking for technology tips? We've got you covered with these shortcuts and quick fixes.
- NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned phones, joining federal government, majority of states
- 'Extraordinarily dangerous:' Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 3 in New York, Connecticut
Recommendation
-
A fiery Texas politician launched a legal assault on Google and Meta. And he's winning.
-
Maui fire survivor blindly headed toward Lahaina blaze: Fear and panic that I have never experienced before
-
Blinken had long, frank phone call with Paul Whelan, brother says
-
Pilots made errors before crash near Lake Tahoe that killed all 6 on board, investigators say
-
Social media celebrates Chick-Fil-A's Banana Pudding Milkshake: 'Can I go get in line now?'
-
Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized
-
Feds raise concerns about long call center wait times as millions dropped from Medicaid
-
2023-24 NBA schedule: Defending champion Nuggets meet Lakers in season tipoff Oct. 24