The Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 10-5 on Saturday night at Daikin Park, per ESPN and Sportsnet. The first-place Astros entered the contest with a 3.0-game lead in the AL West and a 63-60 record, while the Mariners were 57-66.
Cole Young led the Mariners' offense with a home run and four RBIs, according to ESPN. Brendan Donovan also contributed significantly, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs per Sportsnet. On the mound, Emerson Hancock struck out eight and allowed two runs over seven innings of work. Per one report, Louis Varland recorded his 28th save of the season.
RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-0, 3.86 ERA) was scheduled to start for Houston ahead of the game, per pre-game reports from Yahoo Sports and The Crawfish Boxes.