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Suárez belts 2 homers, Crawford has 1 as Mariners beat Astros 5-1

HOUSTON (AP) Eugenio Suárez homered twice with three RBIs and J.P. Crawford added a solo shot to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

Suárez connected off Ronel Blanco (2-1) to make it 2-0 in the second and Crawford’s homer put Seattle up 3-0 an inning later. Suárez, who also doubled, made it 5-1 with his second home run to start the ninth and give him 14 career multi-homer games.

Seattle starter George Kirby (8-7) allowed six hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings to help the Mariners win for the fifth time in six games.

Corey Julks had three hits and an RBI and Yainer Diaz added two hits for the Astros, whose four-game winning streak was snapped.

Blanco yielded three hits and three runs with a career-high nine strikeouts in six innings after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.

There was a runner on first with one out in the second when the soaring shot by Suárez landed in the seats in left field to put the Mariners up 2-0.

Crawford’s eighth homer of the season came with one out in the third.

Blanco settled in after Crawford’s home run, retiring the next nine batters before Julio Rodríguez singled on a grounder with one out in the sixth. Blanco plunked Ty France after that, but Teoscar Hernandez grounded out before Jarred Kelenic struck out to end the inning.

Diaz singled to start Houston’s second but was erased when Jeremy Peña grounded into a force for the second out. Julks singled to send Peña to third, but Kirby retired Martin Maldonado on a fly out to end the threat.

Suárez doubled with no outs in the seventh and scored a single to right field by Cal Raleigh to make it 4-0. Mike Ford struck out looking on a pitch outside the zone and was ejected after barking about it by home plate umpire Nestor Ceja.

Diaz singled to start Houston’s seventh and scored on a two-out double by Julks to cut the lead to 4-1 and chase Kirby. He was replaced by Matt Brash, who struck out pinch-hitter Bligh Madris for the third out.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: 2B Jose Altuve was placed on the injured list Thursday, retroactive to Tuesday, with left oblique discomfort. Altuve was injured in batting practice before Tuesday’s game. He said that he has a mild strain and should return soon after the All-Star break.

STREAK ENDS

The Astros didn't hit one out of the park Thursday to end a streak of 17 consecutive games with at least one home run.

MOVES

The Mariners recalled right-hander Isaiah Campbell from Double-A Arkansas Thursday after designating left-hander Tommy Milone for assignment.

UP NEXT

Seattle RHP Luis Castillo (5-6, 3.05 ERA) opposes RHP Hunter Brown (6-5, 3.76) when the series continues Friday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mariners SEA42-43	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	6	0
Astros HOU49-38	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: G. Kirby (8-7)L: R. Blanco (2-1)S: (0)
HR: SEA - J. Crawford (19)

SEAMariners

HOUAstros

.G. KirbyGeorge Kirby
P
6.2 IP, ER, BB, 3 SO, 93 P
.E. SuarezEugenio Suarez
3B
3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, SO, 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Crawford SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.254	.365	.403	.768	6.5
J. Rodriguez CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.251	.312	.416	.727	0.0
T. France 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.333	.397	.730	0.5
T. Hernandez RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.300	.437	.737	1.0
J. Kelenic LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.243	.315	.436	.751	0.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	.230	.318	.383	.701	15.5
C. Raleigh C	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.227	.303	.410	.713	4.0
M. Ford DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.253	.296	.560	.856	-1.0
a- T. Murphy PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277	.330	.532	.862	0.0
J. Caballero 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.227	.360	.340	.700	-1.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Crawford SS	3
J. Rodriguez CF	4
T. France 1B	3
T. Hernandez RF	3
J. Kelenic LF	4
E. Suarez 3B	4
C. Raleigh C	2
M. Ford DH	3
a- T. Murphy PH-DH	1
J. Caballero 2B	4

a-grounded out for Ford in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Dubon 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.287	.313	.411	.723	-0.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.241	.342	.393	.735	0.5
K. Tucker RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.293	.368	.478	.845	2.0
J. Abreu 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.240	.290	.351	.641	-0.5
Y. Diaz DH-C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.272	.287	.515	.801	3.0
C. McCormick CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.337	.467	.804	0.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248	.302	.406	.708	0.0
C. Julks LF	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	.289	.333	.418	.751	7.0
M. Maldonado C	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.169	.253	.277	.530	-0.5
a- B. Madris PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111	.200	.167	.367	-0.5
R. Montero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Dubon 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	4
Y. Diaz DH-C	4
C. McCormick CF	4
J. Pena SS	4
C. Julks LF	3
M. Maldonado C	2
a- B. Madris PH	1
R. Montero P	0

a-struck out for Maldonado in the 7th

2B - E. Suarez (15)
HR - J. Crawford (8), E. Suarez 2 (11)
RBI - J. Crawford (32), E. Suarez 3 (52), C. Raleigh (34)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Rodriguez, J. Kelenic 2 (2)

2B - C. Julks (12)
RBI - C. Julks (29)
2-Out RBI - C. Julks
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Dubon, J. Abreu, M. Maldonado, B. Madris

SB - C. Julks (15)

DP - (Crawford-Caballero-France)

DP - 2 (Blanco-Pena-Abreu; Bregman-Dubon-Abreu)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Kirby (W, 8-7)	6.2	6	1	1	1	3	3.09	1.04	23.5
M. Brash (H, 9)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.60	1.49	1.5
A. Munoz (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.40	0.93	2.5
J. Topa	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.03	1.35	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
G. Kirby (W, 8-7)	6.2
M. Brash (H, 9)	0.1
A. Munoz (H, 7)	1.0
J. Topa	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Blanco (L, 2-1)	6.0	3	3	3	2	9	2	4.70	1.43	11.5
S. Martinez	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	4.25	1.44	0.0
R. Montero	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	6.94	1.68	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
R. Blanco (L, 2-1)	6.0
S. Martinez	1.0
R. Montero	2.0

Pitches-Strikes - G. Kirby 93-64, M. Brash 5-3, A. Munoz 11-8, J. Topa 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Kirby 9-4, A. Munoz 2-1, J. Topa 1-2
Batters Faced - G. Kirby 26, M. Brash, A. Munoz 4, J. Topa 3

Pitches-Strikes - R. Blanco 99-65, S. Martinez 27-13, R. Montero 29-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Blanco 5-5, S. Martinez 1-1, R. Montero 4-1
Batters Faced - R. Blanco 23, S. Martinez 6, R. Montero 7

.G. KirbyGeorge Kirby
P
6.2 IP, ER, BB, 3 SO, 93 P
.E. SuarezEugenio Suarez
3B
3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, SO, 2B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mariners SEA42-43	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	6	0
Astros HOU49-38	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Crawford SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.254	.365	.403	.768	6.5
J. Rodriguez CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.251	.312	.416	.727	0.0
T. France 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.333	.397	.730	0.5
T. Hernandez RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.300	.437	.737	1.0
J. Kelenic LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.243	.315	.436	.751	0.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	.230	.318	.383	.701	15.5
C. Raleigh C	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.227	.303	.410	.713	4.0
M. Ford DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.253	.296	.560	.856	-1.0
a- T. Murphy PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277	.330	.532	.862	0.0
J. Caballero 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.227	.360	.340	.700	-1.0
Total	31	5	6	5	3	4	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Crawford SS	3
J. Rodriguez CF	4
T. France 1B	3
T. Hernandez RF	3
J. Kelenic LF	4
E. Suarez 3B	4
C. Raleigh C	2
M. Ford DH	3
a- T. Murphy PH-DH	1
J. Caballero 2B	4
Total	31

a-grounded out for Ford in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Dubon 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.287	.313	.411	.723	-0.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.241	.342	.393	.735	0.5
K. Tucker RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.293	.368	.478	.845	2.0
J. Abreu 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.240	.290	.351	.641	-0.5
Y. Diaz DH-C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.272	.287	.515	.801	3.0
C. McCormick CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.257	.337	.467	.804	0.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248	.302	.406	.708	0.0
C. Julks LF	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	.289	.333	.418	.751	7.0
M. Maldonado C	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.169	.253	.277	.530	-0.5
a- B. Madris PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111	.200	.167	.367	-0.5
R. Montero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
Total	33	1	7	1	1	5	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Dubon 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	4
Y. Diaz DH-C	4
C. McCormick CF	4
J. Pena SS	4
C. Julks LF	3
M. Maldonado C	2
a- B. Madris PH	1
R. Montero P	0
Total	33

a-struck out for Maldonado in the 7th

2B - E. Suarez (15)
HR - J. Crawford (8), E. Suarez 2 (11)
RBI - J. Crawford (32), E. Suarez 3 (52), C. Raleigh (34)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Rodriguez, J. Kelenic 2 (2)

2B - C. Julks (12)
RBI - C. Julks (29)
2-Out RBI - C. Julks
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Dubon, J. Abreu, M. Maldonado, B. Madris

SB - C. Julks (15)

DP - (Crawford-Caballero-France)

DP - 2 (Blanco-Pena-Abreu; Bregman-Dubon-Abreu)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
G. Kirby (W, 8-7)	6.2	6	1	1	1	3	3.09	1.04	23.5
M. Brash (H, 9)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.60	1.49	1.5
A. Munoz (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.40	0.93	2.5
J. Topa	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.03	1.35	3.0
Total	9.0	7	1	1	1	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
G. Kirby (W, 8-7)	6.2
M. Brash (H, 9)	0.1
A. Munoz (H, 7)	1.0
J. Topa	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Blanco (L, 2-1)	6.0	3	3	3	2	9	2	4.70	1.43	11.5
S. Martinez	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	4.25	1.44	0.0
R. Montero	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	6.94	1.68	3.0
Total	9.0	6	5	5	4	11	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Blanco (L, 2-1)	6.0
S. Martinez	1.0
R. Montero	2.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - G. Kirby 93-64, M. Brash 5-3, A. Munoz 11-8, J. Topa 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - G. Kirby 9-4, A. Munoz 2-1, J. Topa 1-2
Batters Faced - G. Kirby 26, M. Brash, A. Munoz 4, J. Topa 3

Pitches-Strikes - R. Blanco 99-65, S. Martinez 27-13, R. Montero 29-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Blanco 5-5, S. Martinez 1-1, R. Montero 4-1
Batters Faced - R. Blanco 23, S. Martinez 6, R. Montero 7

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Suarez homered to left, Kelenic scored 2 0
3RD INNING
Crawford homered to right 3 0
7TH INNING
Raleigh singled to shallow right, Suarez scored 4 0
Julks doubled to left, Diaz scored 4 1
9TH INNING
Suarez homered to center 5 1

2ND INNING
	Suarez homered to left, Kelenic scored	2	0

3RD INNING
	Crawford homered to right	3	0

7TH INNING
	Raleigh singled to shallow right, Suarez scored	4	0
	Julks doubled to left, Diaz scored	4	1

9TH INNING
	Suarez homered to center	5	1

1ST INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
J. Crawford: Foul, Crawford flied out to left
J. Rodriguez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Rodriguez struck out swinging
T. France: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, France struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
M. Dubon: Dubon grounded out to shortstop
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Bregman grounded out to second
K. Tucker: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked
J. Abreu: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Abreu struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
T. Hernandez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Hernandez walked
J. Kelenic: Ball, Kelenic reached on fielder's choice to right, Hernandez out at second
E. Suarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Suarez homered to left, Kelenic scored
C. Raleigh: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Raleigh walked
M. Ford: Ball, Ford grounded into double play pitcher to shortstop to first, Raleigh out at second
Middle of the 2nd (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Diaz singled to right center
C. McCormick: Foul, Foul, Ball, McCormick flied out to deep center
J. Pena: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Pena reached on fielder's choice to third, Diaz out at second
C. Julks: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Julks singled to shallow center, Pena to third
M. Maldonado: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Maldonado flied out to center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Caballero struck out swinging
J. Crawford: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Crawford homered to right
J. Rodriguez: Ball, Rodriguez flied out to deep right
T. France: France flied out to deep center
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Dubon popped out to second
A. Bregman: Foul, Bregman grounded out to shortstop
K. Tucker: Ball, Tucker popped out to second
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
T. Hernandez: Ball, Hernandez grounded out to third
J. Kelenic: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Kelenic struck out swinging
E. Suarez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Suarez struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
J. Abreu: Ball, Abreu lined out to third
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Diaz flied out to deep right
C. McCormick: Foul, McCormick grounded out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
C. Raleigh: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Raleigh flied out to shallow shortstop
M. Ford: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ford struck out swinging
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Caballero struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
J. Pena: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Pena grounded out to shortstop
C. Julks: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Julks singled to shallow right
M. Maldonado: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Maldonado struck out swinging, Julks stole second
M. Dubon: Dubon grounded out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Mariners
R. Blanco Pitching:
J. Crawford: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Crawford struck out on foul tip
J. Rodriguez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Rodriguez singled to shallow left
T. France: Pickoff attempt, Ball, France hit by pitch, Rodriguez to second
T. Hernandez: Strike swinging, Hernandez grounded out to pitcher, Rodriguez to third, France to second
J. Kelenic: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Kelenic struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike looking, Bregman struck out looking
K. Tucker: Tucker singled to shallow left
J. Abreu: Abreu grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Tucker out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Mariners
Seth Martinez relieved Ronel Blanco
E. Suarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Suarez doubled to center
C. Raleigh: Ball, Ball, Foul, Raleigh singled to shallow right, Suarez scored
M. Ford: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ford struck out looking
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Caballero lined out to center
J. Crawford: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Crawford walked, Raleigh to second
J. Rodriguez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Rodriguez struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
G. Kirby Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Diaz singled to right center
C. McCormick: Ball, McCormick lined out to left
J. Pena: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Pena popped out to catcher
C. Julks: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Julks doubled to left, Diaz scored
Matt Brash relieved George Kirby
Bligh Madris hit for Martin Maldonado
B. Madris: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Madris struck out swinging
End of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Mariners
Yainer Diaz catching
Rafael Montero pitching
T. France: Strike swinging, France grounded out to second
T. Hernandez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Hernandez grounded out to shortstop
J. Kelenic: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Kelenic grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Andres Munoz relieved Matt Brash
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Dubon struck out looking
A. Bregman: Bregman singled to center
K. Tucker: Ball, Strike swinging, Tucker grounded out to first, Bregman to second
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Abreu flied out to center
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Mariners
R. Montero Pitching:
E. Suarez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Suarez homered to center
C. Raleigh: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Raleigh walked
Tom Murphy hit for Mike Ford
T. Murphy: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Murphy grounded into double play third to second to first, Raleigh out at second
J. Caballero: Strike swinging, Caballero popped out to first
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
Tom Murphy at designated hitter
Justin Topa relieved Andres Munoz
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Diaz flied out to deep right
C. McCormick: Ball, McCormick grounded out to shortstop
J. Pena: Strike looking, Pena flied out to left
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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