SEATTLE -- The Mariners returned home with a bang on Friday night as Mitch Haniger and Mike Zunino supplied the fireworks and Marco Gonzales hurled the first complete game of his career in a 4-1 win over the Royals to extend their winning streak to five games.
With Houston losing at Tampa Bay, the Mariners moved back within 2 1/2 games of the Astros in the American League West at 52-31 as Seattle opened a nine-game stand at Safeco Field. The 52 wins tied for third-most by Seattle in its first 83 games of a season behind only the 2001 and '03 clubs.