Major League Baseball
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Houston 3, Seattle 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 30, 2015
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 19108

HOUSTON -- Jose Altuve notched his eighth consecutive multi-hit game and posted his first career walk-off hit, stroking a one-out single in the 10th inning to score Marwin Gonzalez and lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros (15-7) extended their winning streak to seven games. The Mariners (10-12) saw their three-game winning streak end.

Altuve, the second baseman who finished 3-for-5 with a run, ripped a single to left field off Mariners right-hander Dominic Leone (0-2) following a double by Gonzalez and a walk from pinch hitter Colby Rasmus.

Right-hander Luke Gregerson (2-0) earned the win in relief, capping another strong performance by the Houston bullpen. Astros left-hander Tony Sipp did the heavy lifting, stranding Mariners first baseman Logan Morrison at third base in the ninth by striking out Dustin Ackley before getting catcher Mike Zunino to pop up to Altuve to end the threat.

Mariners left-hander James Paxton had retired nine consecutive batters before Astros third baseman Luis Valbuena worked a walk to open the sixth. Valbuena followed with a daring foray to third base when right fielder George Springer hit a bloop single to right. Valbuena's move was rewarded when designated hitter Evan Gattis hit his second run-scoring groundout of the evening, tied things at 2-2.

Astros right-hander Scott Feldman didn't get long to settle in, surrendering three successive singles to open his fifth start. Two hits were direct byproducts of the Astros' defensive shifts, with right fielder Seth Smith and second baseman Robinson Cano reaching on ground balls that would have been fielded cleanly against a normal alignment.

Feldman gladly traded one run for two outs when Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz rolled into a double play that scored Smith. But instead of limiting the damage, Feldman surrendered an opposite-field single to left to third baseman Kyle Seager as Seattle took a 2-0 lead.

Paxton surrendered an RBI groundout to Gattis with one out in the first inning.

Feldman and Paxton both pitched seven innings of two-run ball.

NOTES: After appearing in four consecutive games, Mariners RHP Fernando Rodney was unavailable Thursday night. Rodney picked up the save in each of Seattle's three victories against the Texas Rangers in the first three games of a 10-game, three-city road trip. ... Astros SS Jed Lowrie will undergo thumb surgery Friday. Lowrie, batting .300/.432/.567 with four home runs and 10 RBIs, tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb Monday night against the San Diego Padres and is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. ... Astros manager A.J. Hinch penciled in RHP Samuel Deduno as his starter for Friday. Deduno is replacing RHP Asher Wojciechowski in the rotation after Wojciechowski was optioned to Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Seattle   Houston
James Paxton Player Scott Feldman
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.0 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 8
2.57 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Seattle   Houston
Austin Jackson Player Jose Altuve
3 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.600 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Seattle 11 0 11 .306 16 4 1 2 2 0
Houston 7 0 9 .206 13 8 3 3 1 0