HOUSTON -- Nelson Cruz is going where few sluggers have gone in Major League history, with 13 home runs through 24 games, but now the Mariners' right fielder needs to figure out how to bring his team along for the ride.
Cruz smacked two long balls Saturday at Minute Maid Park, but Seattle fell to the red-hot Astros, 11-4, and dropped seven games back in the early American League West chase with a 10-14 record.
Cruz, 34, certainly has done his part. His 13 homers are tied for the third-most by any player in the opening 24 games of a season.