The Mariners pulled out a taut win over the White Sox on Wednesday, taking two games out of the three in Chicago ahead of a big series against the Astros.

Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put Seattle ahead and the Mariners topped the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday for their fifth win in six games. With Seattle trailing 5-4,

He’s going to put the ball on the ground against righties, and [Houser's] got some different ways to get lefties out,” manager Will Venable said. “Excited to add him to the mix.”