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Justin Verlander struck out 10 over seven innings in his first home start for Houston, Derek
Fisher and Marwin Gonzalez homered in the fifth inning as the Astros clinched the American League West with a 7-1 win against the Seattle Mariners.
George Springer and Carlos Correa also homered for the Astros, who won their first division title since 2001 and seventh overall. “The story is almost too good to be true,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “We trade for him for this exact reason to come up in big moments. ... Nobody better to have on the mound and nobody better to celebrate with.” The Astros were the second AL team to clinch their division during the weekend. The Cleveland Indians, whose 22-game winning streak ended Friday, did on Saturday.