late monday: Houston 5, Seattle 1

Houston AB R H BI SO AVG

Altuve 2b 4 0 1 1 2 .311

Bregman 3b 5 0 0 0 1 .259

Alvarez dh 4 1 2 1 1 .297

Tucker rf 3 1 1 1 0 .281

J.Abreu 1b 4 1 1 0 1 .235

McCormick lf 3 0 0 0 0 .278

Pena ss 4 0 1 0 2 .261

Dubon cf 4 1 1 1 2 .280

Maldonado c 3 1 2 1 1 .193

TOTALS 34 5 9 5 10

Seattle AB R H BI SO AVG

Crawford ss 3 0 0 0 0 .265

Rodriguez cf 3 0 0 1 0 .283

Raleigh c 4 0 0 0 2 .233

Hernandez dh 3 0 0 0 3 .263

Kelenic rf 3 0 0 0 3 .252

Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 .232

T.France 1b 3 0 0 0 0 .249

Canzone lf 3 0 1 0 0 .221

Rojas 2b 3 1 2 0 0 .269

TOTALS 28 1 3 1 9

Houston 031 001 000 5 9 0

Seattle 000 000 001 1 3 0

LOB: Houston 6, Seattle 2.

2B: Alvarez (24), Maldonado (12), Rojas (4). 3B: J.Abreu (1). HR: Alvarez (30), off Castillo; Tucker (29), off Castillo.

RBIs: Dubon (43), Maldonado (35), Altuve (50), Alvarez (96), Tucker (110), Rodriguez (101).

CS: McCormick (6). SF: Rodriguez.

Runners left in scoring position: Houston 2 (Bregman, Tucker); Seattle 0. RISP: Houston 2 for 6; Seattle 0 for 2. Runners moved up: Crawford. GIDP: Bregman, Rodriguez. DP: Houston 1 (Pena, Altuve, J.Abreu); Seattle 1 (Rojas, T.France).

Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Verlander, W, 6-3 8 3 1 1 1 8 3.57

B.Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.82

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Castillo, L, 14-8 6 8 5 5 1 8 3.20

Thornton 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.01

Saucedo 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 3.69

Leone 11/3 0 0 0 1 2 5.40

Pitches-Strikes: Verlander 96-65; B Abreu 11-8; Castillo 92-68; Thornton 9-7; Saucedo 17-11; Leone 33-16.

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 8-4; B Abreu 1-1; Castillo 4-4; Thornton 2-1; Saucedo 1-1; Leone 2-0.

Batters Faced: Verlander 27; B Abreu 3; Castillo 26; Thornton 3; Saucedo 3; Leone 6.

Inherited runners-scored: B.Abreu

1-1, Leone 1-0. HBP: Leone (Altuve). Umpires: Home, Chris Guccione; First, David Rackley; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Edwin Moscoso.

Time: 2:21. A: 39,920 (47,929).