Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners
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Alvarez hits 41st homer and drives in 3 as Astros blank Mariners 7-0 to tie Rangers atop AL West
Houston snapped a three-game skid and tied the Rangers at 78-79 following New York Mets at home. Both teams have five games remaining, and the Astros hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Seattle (73-84) is on the brink of playoff elimination, one season after winning the AL West for the first time in 24 years and coming within one victory of the franchise's first World Series appearance.
Alvarez hit a two-run drive to right field in the eighth inning to tie Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League lead with 41 homers. Alvarez is first in batting average at .314 and he has 102 RBI, six behind Baltimore Orioles slugger Pete Alonso for most in the AL.
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers in 2012 was the most recent hitter to win a Triple Crown by leading his league in all three of those statistical categories.
Alvarez hit an RBI single in the first to reach 100 RBI for the second time in his career. Christian Walker belted a three-run homer to make it 4-0 in the third, and Isaac Paredes added a solo shot in the sixth.
It was the 200th home run of Walker's career and his 26th this season.
Cam Smith snapped an 0-for-26 skid with a double.
Houston starter Cristian Javier was removed after two innings with right groin tightness. He threw 45 pitches. Miguel Ullola (1-0) followed with two innings of one-hit ball for his first major league win.
Bennett Sousa, AJ Blubaugh and Logan VanWey completed the four-hitter.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (12-11) lasted only four innings, yielding four runs on 10 hits — the most hits he's allowed in a game this season.
This story has been corrected to show that Alvarez homered in the eighth inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Arroyo struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Montes flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Young struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Smith lined into double play, to first, Trammell doubled off first. |
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9th Inning | Trammell walked. |
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9th Inning | Walker struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 2 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 0 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 30 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 169 | Pitches | 153 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 22 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 8.7 | Runs Created | 1.3 |
| .316 | Batting Average | .133 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .579 | Slugging Percentage | .133 |
| .421 | Secondary Average | .233 |
| .409 | On Base Percentage | .278 |
| .988 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .411 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.1 |
| 8.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.3 |
| 52.0 | Batter Rating | 6.0 |
| 12.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.84 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.25 |
| .263 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.56 |
| .114 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .139 |
| .105 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .100 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 100.3 | MLB Rating | 60.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 33,382 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston |
- | 81 | W2 | 0.5 | 81 |
 Texas |
1 | 82 | L1 | 0.49382716 | 80 |
| Seattle |
5 | 86 | W2 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
 Athletics |
17 | 98 | L2 | 0.39506173 | 64 |
 Los Angeles |
19 | 100 | L2 | 0.38271606 | 62 |