Mariners score 4 in 11th to earn 6-3 win over Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Ty France tied the game with a solo home run in the ninth inning and put the Seattle Mariners on top with an RBI single in the 11th before Kyle Seager belted a three-run homer in a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

J.P. Crawford started the 11th on second base and moved to third on a wild pitch by Ryne Stanek (1-3) with no outs. Mitch Haniger walked before France singled on a grounder to right field to put Seattle up 3-2.

Seager then connected on his 29th home run this season to extend the lead to 6-2.

Houston outscored the Mariners by a combined 27-4 in the first two wins of this series, but had trouble stringing together hits on Sunday. The Astros were up 2-0 before Crawford's RBI double in the eighth got Seattle within one. France made it 2-2 with his shot in the ninth.

Houston tried to rally in the 11th off Seattle reliever Keynan Middleton. Jake Meyers hit an RBI single with one out, Taylor Jones followed with another single and Jacob Wilson walked to load the bases.

Yohan Ramirez replaced Middleton and struck out Jose Altuve and retired Michael Brantley to end the threat and get his first save.

Altuve singled off Paul Sewald (8-3) with no outs in the 10th before the Mariners intentionally walked Brantley to load the bases. But Sewald struck out Carlos Correa, pinch-hitter Jason Castro and Yuli Gurriel to escape the jam.

Houston’s Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer off Tyler Anderson in a two-run second to give him homers in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. But the Astros didn't score again until the RBI single by Meyers in the 11th.

Houston starter Framber Valdez gave up just three hits in seven scoreless innings before the late bullpen trouble.

Kendall Graveman, who was acquired from the Mariners in a trade on July...

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