Jose Altuve produced his 12th career multi-home game as Houston Astro on Thursday topped Seattle Meriners in a four-game opener in a four-market opener.
Altuve scored a leadoff home run in the fifth innings before opening a two -run shot in the sixth of Astro’s three runs. After going to Homerless from 28 April, he extended his season to a total of six long balls.
When Altuve left the first-picker Ciner from Mariners Reliever Jessie Han in sixth place, he marked his first multi-hummer game against Texas Rangers since April 14, 2024.
The sixth-inning shot was part of the two-out rally. Altuve reached the Isaac parade via a hit by pitch before increasing the lead by 8–2. After three batsmen, Victor Karatini slapped his third single of the competition, which left the plate Yanner Diaz, who left after Altuve Dinger.
Houston carried out a similar rally in the fourth innings against George Kirby’s right hand, who made his season debut after spending two months in the injured list with the right shoulder swelling. Kirbi took a two -run lead in the third, when Altuve chased the right to the right with a sacrifice fly with the choice of the RBI fielder of Pardes, which scored the Mauricio Dubon.
Kirby sent the first two batsmen of the fourth before reaching Jake Mayors (Single) and Cam Smith (walk) succession. Duban then cooked the grounds of an opposite region to the right, which put the mayors and lifted the Astro for a 3–2 lead.
Jeremy Penna chased Kirby with a left-center with a two-nine triple for her 500th career hit, ran home Smith and Duban and took advantage of 5–2.
Kirby (0–1) scored four runs in 3 2/3 innings with five runs on six hits and a 3 strike.
Astros’ right-handed Lance McCullers Junior continued his gradual return with the absence of a two-plus-season injury. He lasted a season-hai 4 1/3 innings on the season-high 91 pitches, but Cal Rail and Randy Arzrena’s consecutive account solo prevented him from finishing fifth and winning.
McCullers conceded two runs on five hits, including a homer by Dylan Moore, while recording eight strikes and three walks.
The Meriners Center Fielder Julio Rodriguez was a late scratching, although no announcement was made about the cause.
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