As much as the Mariners had other chances to score, Houston's relief corps proved tough. Astros reliever Bryan Abreu had a tough situation in the eighth inning, but managed to wiggle out of trouble. Ace reliever Josh Hader came on in the ninth to get his 13th save for the Astros.

Logan Evans will start for the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday at Rate Field against Miguel Vargas and the Chicago White Sox. First pitch is at 2:10 p.m. ET for the final game of a three-game series.

CHICAGO - Marc James, the host of the midday show on 93.3 KJR in Seattle, took some shots at former Seattle Mariners player and current broadcaster Ryan Rowland

The Seattle Mariners are continuing their winning ways and look to be clear buyers at this season's MLB trade deadline.

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Kirby lasted just 3.2 innings in his first start of the season on Thursday, but if you look under the hood, it wasn't as bad as it seemed.

With only four hits in his previous 11 games, Jorge Polanco was out of the Mariners' lineup Saturday against the Astros.