HOUSTON ASTROS (83-75) vs.

SEATTLE MARINERS (75-83)

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Safeco Field
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Houston Astros
Seattle Mariners
First Pitch: 7:10

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Time of Game: 3:10

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Temp: 64/SW at 2 mph

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Attendance: 15,331

WP: Tom Wilhelmsen (2-2, 3.15) LP: Oliver Perez (0-3, 7.59)
HOME RUNS:
Marwin Gonzalez (HOU)
Robinson Can (SEA)

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PITCHER
Nuo
Fiers

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COUNT
1-1

0-0

DISTANCE
403/LF
410/RC

MARINERS NOTES:
Seattle snapped its 6-game losing streak, its 2nd-longest streak of the season.
Seattle won its 31st come-from-behind game of the season (last: Sept. 20 at TEX).
o Seattle won its 14th game of the season in its last at-bat (last: Aug. 16 at Boston).
Seattle has won 5 out of the last 8 meetings with Houston after going 2-8 vs. the Astros to open the season.
Robinson Can hit his 20th home run of the season, a game-tying 2-run HR in the 6th.
o Became the 8th MLB second baseman to hit 20+ home runs in 6+ seasons.
Joins Jeff Kent (12), Dan Uggla (7), Craig Biggio (7), Joe Gordon (7), Rogers Hornsby (7), Brett
Boone (6) & Ryne Sandberg (6).
Robinson Can has hit 18 home runs over his last 85 games (since June 22).
o Hit 2 home runs in his first 67 games of the season.
Robinson Can extended his hitting streak to a season-high 12 games.
o During the streak is hitting .319 (15x47) with 6 runs, 4 home runs and 11 RBI.
o The current streak is the longest active streak in the American League.
o Previously had an 11-game hit streak April 23-25.
o 13th career hit streak of 12+ games and longest since a 12-game streak from July 6-21, 2013 w/ NYY.
Kyle Seager collected his career-high 37th double of the season, extending his team lead.
o Is batting .347 (41x118) with 23 runs, 10 doubles, 7 home runs and 22 RBI over his last 30 games.
Vidal Nuo allowed 3 runs and struck out 5 in his 5.0 innings tonight.
o In 4 starts at Safeco Field this season is 1-1 with a 2.28 ERA (6 ER, 23.2 IP) with 24 strikeouts.
o In 5 road starts is 0-3 with a 8.72 ERA (21 ER, 21.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts.
Ketel Marte is batting .311 (14x45) with 7 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 6 RBI in last 11 games.
ASTROS NOTES:
Houston fell half a game behind the Los Angeles Angels in the race for the 2nd AL Wild Card position.
Jose Altuve is batting .333 (95x285) with 36 runs scored, 21 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, 13 walks
and 13 stolen bases in 67 games since the All-Star break.
o Altuves 95 hits Post-ASG are currently T5th-most in franchise history and most since he recorded 95 hits
in 65 games following the All-Star game in 2014.
Since returning from the disabled list on Sept. 4, George Springer has reached base safely in 22 of his last 23
gamesduring this stretch he is batting .280 (26x93) with 11 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBI, 4 hit
by pitches, 6 walks and 1 stolen base.
o Springer recorded his 23 multi-hit game of the season, including his 5th in September (last: 9/28 at SEA).
o Springer recorded his 9th career 3+-hit game (last: 9/13 at LAA).
Marwin Gonzalez hit his 12th home run of the season with a solo blast to lead off the 5th inningprior to this
season had recorded 12 home runs over his first 3 seasons with the Astros.
In 9 starts since joining the Astros in August, Mike Fiers is 2-1 with a 3.47 ERA (24 ER, 62.1 IP).
Marwin Gonzalez is batting .327 (16x49) with 10 runs, 2 doubles, 4 home runs and 6 RBI in 18 career games at
Safeco Field...has 8 home runs overall vs. Seattle, 5 more than against any other opponent.
George Springer recorded his 7th 3-hit game of the season (last: Sep. 13 vs. LAA) and 9th of his career.
o Springer is batting .323 (21x65) with 2 double, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 10 RBI over his last 16 games,
dating back to Sept. 13recorded 6th multi-hit game over that span.
Jed Lowrie left the game in the 6th inning with soreness in his left quad.

NEXT GAME
Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros - Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 7:10 p.m. (ROOT Sports)
TBD
vs.
LHP Scott Kazmir (7-11, 2.97)

ASTROS MANAGER A.J. HINCH:

On a frustrating loss in a crucial game
The last four runs they scored were all with two outs, so we had a hard time getting out of the innings. There were a
couple soft bloop hits in there. When you do it, we call it good hitting, when its against you its frustrating.
The one-armed swing off of Perez by Smith, he executed his pitches, had a really difficult at-bat, he was fortunate there.
Neshek, they found holes. So, its a very frustrating game, and its obviously magnified given the time of year.
On the performance of starter Mike Fiers
I thought he did well. First inning, there was a little bit of chaos there with a couple base hits, a couple sac flies. He
settled in very nicely. He missed a pitch execution on Can and throws one down in in for the two-run homer and that was
a little bit of a crushing blow for his outing.