{"id":577476,"date":"2026-04-11T06:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/577476\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:59:08","slug":"arozarena-hits-1st-home-run-of-season-mariners-end-5-game-skid-with-9-6-win-against-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/577476\/","title":{"rendered":"Arozarena hits 1st home run of season, Mariners end 5-game skid with 9-6 win against Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE — – Randy Arozarena<\/a> hit his first home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners<\/a> beat the Houston Astros<\/a> 9-6 on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Houston, meanwhile, dropped its fifth straight game and sixth out of seven.<\/p>\n

With the game tied 3-3 in the fifth inning, Arozarena turned on an elevated fastball from Houston reliever Ryan Weiss<\/a> (0-1) and hit it to left field for a two-run shot. It traveled 426 feet, and was Arozarena’s first regular-season home run since Sept. 9.<\/p>\n

Seattle increased its advantage with a four-run seventh inning, which included a run-scoring double by Dominic Canzone<\/a> and an RBI single by J.P. Crawford<\/a>. It was the first run Crawford drove in this season after starting the year injured.<\/p>\n

The Mariners took their first lead of the game in the opening inning as Astros starter Tatsuya Imai<\/a> struggled to find the strike zone. Imai, who signed a three-year, $54 million contract this offseason after spending eight seasons with the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions<\/a>, made it through just one-third of an inning against Seattle.<\/p>\n

Houston had two big innings against Mariners starter Emerson Hancock<\/a> (2-1) and the rest of Seattle’s bullpen. Astros catcher Christian V\u00e1zquez, who slotted into the No. 9 hole in the lineup, hit a two-out, bases-loaded double off Hancock that scored three runs. Left fielder Yordan Alvarez<\/a> added a three-run home run in the eighth inning off right-hander Cole Wilcox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mariners closer Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz walked two hitters and allowed the tying run to come to the plate, but induced a game-ending groundout by Astros shortstop Jeremy Pe\u00f1a to secure his first save of the season.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Mariners RHP Luis Castillo<\/a> (0-0, 2.79 ERA) faces Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr<\/a>. (1-0, 3.27) on Saturday in the second game of the four-game series.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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