Apparently, the All-Star break was a boost for the already great Houston Astros. On Sunday afternoon, they completed a three-game series sweep against the Seattle Mariners with an 8-5 victory behind another quality start by Framber Valdez plus homers from José Altuve and Jeremy Peña. The Astros have a 5-0 record after the break.
The Astros didn’t waste any time as Altuve took deep starter Robbie Ray with the first pitch of the game. It was Altuve’s 30th leadoff home run of his career and ninth this campaign, which tied the second-most for an Astro in a season – George Springer also hit nine back in 2017.