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Sunday wasn’t a must-win game for the Astros, but it was close. A three-game sweep at the hands of the Mariners would have seen their lead atop the American League West division dwindle to two games.

Christian Walker hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit and beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 to avoid a series sweep.

Taylor Trammell homered and drove in three runs against his former team as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 to prevent a three-game sweep.

Bryan Woo turning in a five-pitch, three-easy-groundball inning between the outbursts only added to the feeling that the Mariners might just pull off a sweep of the Astros and pull within two games in the AL West.

In a game that featured a bit of everything, rookie Cole Young delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Mariners a 7-6 win over the rival Astros.

Rookie Cole Young singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 7-6 on Saturday night.