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Correa cools Mariners with lumber, leather
- Updated: May 7, 2016
HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Marwin Gonzalez homered, and Doug Fister threw 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball as the Astros topped the Mariners, 6-3, on Friday night at Minute Maid Park to snap Seattle’s four-win streak.
Mariners starter Taijuan Walker surrendered a solo shot to Correa in the first and a two-run homer by Gonzalez in the second before being replaced due to neck spasms. The 23-year-old right-hander took the loss as his record evened at 2-2 with a 1.97 ERA.
“My neck was tight,” said Walker, who said he woke up sore Friday and just never could get loose. “I couldn’t really turn to see the catcher. As a result, I couldn’t really finish my pitches. I was using all arm. They didn’t like what they saw, so they took me out.”
Fister, who started his career with Seattle from 2009-11, breezed through six scoreless frames until loading the bases in the seventh with one out. Pat Neshek replaced him and gave up a three-run triple to Ketel Marte to account for all of Fister’s runs. Fister (3-3, 4.54 ERA) allowed just three hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“It all felt good tonight,” Fister said. “For me, I get in a little rhythm and go. … [I] was just keeping the ball down and using a couple of cutters in to lefties. A big thing was our defense behind me, too.”
Correa went 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs for the Astros, who have now won four of their past six to improve to 11-19. The Mariners saw their early American League West lead over Texas cut to 1 1/2 games as they fell to 17-12.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDCorrea’s Show: Correa cranked out his second three-hit night in three games, but he may have stolen the show with his glove. With Fister’s shutout still intact, Correa snagged Chris Iannetta’s rocket shot on the edge of the infield dirt with the bases loaded in the seventh, lying out nearly full-extension. The stop was another in a long line of Correa defensive highlights, and this one may have prevented an even bigger inning for Seattle, which trailed from the first inning on. More >
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