Offensive outbursts can fizzle as quickly as they erupt; but, for two nights in Seattle, the Houston Astros discovered the offense that prognosticators predicted would be one of the most prolific in the American League.
After suffering a shutout loss in the Mariners' home opener on Monday, their fourth setback in five games, the Astros (6-4) stormed back and scored 17 runs to claim the final two games of the three-game series.
Houston will try to keep their hot bats swinging as they open a series in Oakland on Friday.
The Astros finished 7-for-13 with runners in scoring position and banged out 14 hits in a 7-5 win on Tuesday and followed that breakout performance by going 8-for-17 with runners in scoring position, with 16 hits, in a 10-5 come-from-behind win in the rubber match vs.