the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive AL West championship.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros , Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Houston.
The Astros trailed by one with no outs in the fifth inning when Victor Caratini singled before moving to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jeremy Peña. Heyward, who wowed on defense in the top of the inning, launched his home run to the second deck in right field off Logan Gilbert to put Houston on top 4-3.
The Mariners had runners on first and third with one out in the eighth before Ryan Pressly retired Mitch Garver on a flyball. Josh Hader took over and struck out J.P. Crawford to preserve the lead. Hader returned for the ninth and retired pinch-hitter Luis Urías before striking out Victor Robles and Julio Rodríguez to earn his 34th save.“Oh my God. Unbelievable,” he said. “Tears came out of my eyes. I’m emotional because I care about this team.
Justin Turner and Polanco singled to open the sixth, but Garver grounded out before Valdez struck out Crawford to end his outing. Bryan Abreu came in and pinch-hitter Luke Raley grounded out as Houston escaped the jam.
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