{"id":582542,"date":"2026-04-13T23:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/582542\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:35:07","slug":"mariners-6-2-astros-apr-13-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/582542\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners 6-2 Astros (Apr 13, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE — \u2014 Josh Naylor<\/a> hit his first two homers of the season and drove in five runs, George Kirby<\/a> allowed two runs in 7 2\/3 innings, and the Seattle Mariners<\/a> completed a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros<\/a> with a 6-2 win on Monday.<\/p>\n

It was Naylor\u2019s seventh career game with five or more RBI.<\/p>\n

Seattle was coming off a five-game skid before sweeping Houston. The banged-up, last-place Astros<\/a> have lost eight in a row, their longest skid since they dropped the last 15 games of the 2013 season en route to 111 losses.<\/p>\n

The Mariners swept their division rivals over four games for just the second time. The first was from Aug. 9-12, 2018.<\/p>\n

Naylor ripped a fastball down the middle from Mike Burrows<\/a> (1-3) into the right field bleachers for a three-run shot in the first inning. It ended his string of 59 consecutive at-bats without a home run to start the year, and was Naylor\u2019s first longball in the regular season since Sept. 19, 2025, also against the Astros.<\/p>\n

Naylor took Burrows deep again in the third, pouncing on another fastball for a two-run shot that traveled 433 feet, the Mariners’ longest homer this season.<\/p>\n

Kirby (2-2) allowed his only runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Yainer Diaz<\/a> and a double-play grounder from Nick Allen<\/a>. He struck out six, allowed seven hits and walked one while throwing 99 pitches.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

The Astros had not named a starter for Tuesday night\u2019s game against RHP Michael Lorenzen<\/a> (1-1, 8.36 ERA) and the Colorado Rockies<\/a>. Mariners RHP Bryan Woo<\/a> (0-1, 1.50) faces Padres righty Michael King<\/a> (1-1, 3.24) at San Diego on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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