Walk-off HR closes out sweep
Kyle Tucker gets swarmed by Astros teammates after
HOUSTON — Kyle Tucker hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the Astros beat the Mariners 3-2 on Sunday for their fourth straight win and series sweep.
Tucker drove a 96-mph fastball from Erik Swanson (0-2) deep to right for his first career game-ending homer.
The Astros also got a terrific effort from its bullpen in their fifth win in six games overall. The Astros won for the 24th time in their last 26 games against the Mariners.
Andre Scrubb, Enoli Paredes, Blake Taylor and Ryan Pressly (1-0) combined for 31⁄3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Lance McCullers Jr.
The Mariners wasted a solid performance by Justus Sheffield, who allowed one earned run and six hits in six innings.
The Astros jumped in front when George Springer drove in Abraham Toro with an opposite-field single in the second.
The Mariners responded in the third. Joseph Odom got his first career hit with an RBI single just under the glove of first baseman Yuli Gurriel, driving in Evan White. Odom scored on Lewis’ single.
Astros catcher Martín Maldonado, who turned 34 on Sunday, singled in Tucker in the fourth, tying it at 2.
McCullers allowed three hits and walked three in 52⁄3 innings.
Astros third baseman Alex Bregman reached for the 21st straight game with a single in the first. Dating to 2019, his on-base streak of 37 games is the MLB’s longest active streak.
The Mariners have five straight. lost