HOUSTON – They were both playing the same game, but at two completely different levels. The two teams couldn’t seem more different in their talent, their performance and the direction they are heading.
Even cursory baseball knowledge would lead you to believe that this series in Houston wasn’t going to go well for Seattle. The Astros are everything the Mariners aren’t, but one day hope to be.
And after Friday’s shellacking at Minute Maid Park, the distance for Seattle’s “step-back” realization of success seems just a little farther than before.
The Astros clobbered six home runs, including four off Seattle starter Yusei Kikuchi, rolling to a decisive 10-2 victory over a Mariners team that looked overwhelmed for most of the game.