Morton, Astros Rock Mariners

Charlie Morton

Charlie Morton fired seven shutout innings as the Astros  rocked the Mariners 9-2 in Seattle.  Morton gave up three hits and  struck out eight to improve to 3-and-0 for Houston.  Jose Altuve drove  in four on a pair of doubles while Josh Reddick and Max Stassi added  solo homers.  The Astros  took three-of-four from the Mariners on the road.  Marco Gonzales  lasted less than five frames and took the loss for the M's.  David  Freitas and Jean Segura had back-to-back RBI-doubles to break up the  shutout in the eighth.  Seattle fell to 9-and-8.

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