Josh Naylor’s Stroll-Off in tenth Retains Mariners Alive as Astros and Rangers Keep Tied Atop AL West

Josh Naylor singled dwelling Randy Arozarena with the successful run within the tenth inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied previous the Houston Astros 6-5 on Wednesday night time to maintain their slim playoff hopes alive.

The loss left Houston (78-80) tied with the Texas Rangers atop the AL West with 4 video games left for every. The Astros gained the season sequence 9-4, which provides them the tiebreaker if the groups end degree. Seattle (74-84) is 4 video games again with 4 to play.

Houston took a 5-4 lead within the prime of the tenth when Yainer Diaz tripled to proper subject, scoring computerized runner Yordan Alvarez.

In the underside half, with one out and the bases loaded, Julio Rodríguez labored a full-count stroll from Astros nearer Josh Hader to pressure in J.P. Crawford with the tying run. Naylor lined Hader’s subsequent pitch to middle for a single, and Arozarena scored his third run of the night time.

Rodríguez had three hits earlier than the tying stroll, together with a run-scoring double within the third. Dominic Canzone drove in two runs with a single in that inning and tied the sport at 4 with one other single within the fifth, stretching his hitting streak to 12 video games.

Diaz additionally hit a two-run homer, his 14th, to cap a four-run third for Houston. Cooper Criswell (4-2) earned the win, and Hader (4-2) took the loss.

Alvarez went 2 for 4 with a stroll in his pursuit of the AL Triple Crown. He leads the league with a .316 common, is tied for the lead with 41 homers and ranks second with 102 RBIs, eight behind Pete Alonso.

Texas couldn’t take benefit. The Rangers misplaced 7-2 to the New York Mets for his or her third straight loss, as former Ranger Marcus Semien broke a 2-2 tie with a homer within the eighth and Brett Baty added a grand slam within the ninth.

Seattle opens a four-game sequence in opposition to the Angels on Thursday, whereas Houston begins 4 video games on the Athletics.