ASTROS SWEEP MARINERS
Houston Astros complete the sweep, beating the Mariners 7-2
May 4, 2022, 4:21 pm
Justin Verlander was electric again. Composite photo by Brandon Strange.
The Houston Astros came into Wednesday's game with a chance to sweep the Seattle Mariners and push their record to 14-11, and they did exactly that. Justin Verlander took the mound for the Astros and didn't have to wait long for a lead to protect.
Yuli Gurriel got the scoring going for the Astros in the 1st inning after hitting a double to right field and driving in Alex Bregman, making the score 1-0.
Might start Tweeting with the right pocket out honestly. pic.twitter.com/NZXMBqLzyt
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 4, 2022
The Astros added to their lead in the bottom of the second after Michael Brantley singled to center and drove in Chas McCormick and Aledmys Díaz. The Astros tacked on one more run in the inning when Alex Bregman singled to left field and drove in Jose Altuve, giving the Astros a 4-0 lead.
Couple base knocks for the boys. pic.twitter.com/pO5Dyv0ucV
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 4, 2022
After being in cruise control for most of the game, JV faced two on with two out. No need to worry, though. Verlander struck out Eugenio Suárez in the top of the 4th, and his offense went back to work.
Jose Altuve scored on a sacrifice fly from Alex Bregman in the bottom of the 4th, giving the Astros a 5-0 lead.
Altuve would leave the game and be replaced by Niko Goodrum after fouling a ball off his groin area.
Jumping ahead to the bottom of the 6th, the Astros scored two more runs. Bregman doubled in Chas McCormick and later scored off a hit from Yordan Alvarez, who was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double.
In the top of the 7th, the Mariners scored their first runs off Justin Verlander. Eugenio Suárez hit a 2-run homer making the score 7-2, Astros. Verlander would leave the game after going 6 2/3 innings, with Ryne Stanek coming in to get the final out of the 7th.
Verlander finished the day giving up 5 hits, 2ER, and recording 3Ks. Parker Mushinski came in and pitched the 8th and 9th innings for the Astros allowing no runs and securing the series sweep of the Mariners.
Up next: The Detroit Tigers come to town to face the Astros on Thursday night at 7:10 PM.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.