Back to the Houston Astros Newsfeed

Ninth Inning Bullpen Meltdown Gives Seattle 8 -4 Win Over Astros

The Astros, with their new-look bullpen, appeared to be cruising towards a sweep of the visiting Mariners, winning 4-2 going into the seventh.

Well, not quite.

From inning seven on, it was all Mariners, who outscored the Astros down the stretch 6-1.

The Mariners actually took an early lead, scoring two in the first against Astros starter Jose Urquidy. Of course, it was former Astro Abraham Toro who did the damage with a two-run double.

Urquidy only lasted three innings, followed by Cristian Javier, who went scoreless for the next 2.1 innings.

But the Astros answered with three in the bottom of the second with a Kyle Tucker double that scored Yordan Alvarez, followed by a.