The game was decided in the first three innings. Seattle struck for three early runs and held on for a 3-1 victory over Houston at Daikin Park, snapping a two-game losing streak.
George Kirby earned the win with five innings of work, allowing 7 hits and 1 run while striking out 7. The right-hander reached 50 career wins in this game, carrying a 2.84 ERA. Andres Munoz closed out the ninth for his eighth save.
The Mariners built their lead with a two-run second inning. Canzone singled to left to score Arozarena, then Young singled to right to bring home Raley. Rodríguez added a solo homer to left in the third inning, his seventh of the season.
Peter Lambert took the loss despite a strong effort, allowing 6 hits and 3 runs over seven innings with 6 strikeouts. The Astros managed just one run when Paredes singled to left to score Altuve in the fifth. Paredes went 3-for-4, while Altuve collected three hits in the losing effort.
Seattle improved to 19-22 while Houston fell to 16-25. Both teams had lost their previous two games entering Sunday's series finale.