Starter Hunter Brown had an off-day but the Astros offense managed 13 hits and 11 runs to stop a two-game skid against Seattle.

Yes, they were thumped by the rival Astros on Sunday. But they chased another ace out of the game early and these Mariners proved they are here to stay.

Christian Walker hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros went on to rout the host Seattle Mariners 11-3 Sunday afternoon.

After the Mariners got off to a good start against the division rival Astros, Bryan Woo and company quickly fell apart.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mariners as Seattle Mariners Fail to Pull Off Sweep, Fall 11-3 to Houston Astros in Series Finale.

Seattle has closed Houston's lead in the AL West to three games with consecutive wins. Hunter Brown pitches for Astros in finale.

The Houston Astros made a Framber Valdez announcement before Friday's series opener against the Seattle Mariners.

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The Houston Astros face the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a 3-game set at T-Mobile Park in Seattle Friday.

After rallying to take a 5-4 lead, Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader can't hold the advantage as Houston lost its seventh in last eight games.

In a game that featured a bit of everything, rookie Cole Young delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Mariners a 7-6 win over the rival Astros.

Inexplicably, after throwing 17 pitches the night before, high-leverage reliever Bryan Abreu came in to preserve the Astros’ 11-3 lead in the eighth, going unscathed. Ryan Gusto finished the bullpen shutout of the Mariners with a scoreless ninth.