Seattle 4 at Houston 2 - Recap

HOUSTON -- Jarrod Dyson slapped an RBI single to left-center field with one out in the ninth inning to help the Seattle Mariners salvage the finale of a four-game set with the Houston Astros via a 4-2 victory Thursday night at Minute Maid Park.

Dyson struck against Astros closer Ken Giles (0-1), who recorded saves in the first two games of the series. Dyson drove in pinch-runner Taylor Motter and Mariners shortstop Jean Segura added a run-scoring single to right field that scored another pinch-runner, Guillermo Heredia, with two outs in the ninth.

Danny Valencia and Carlos Ruiz reached with one out to ignite the rally for Seattle before being replaced by Motter and Heredia, respectively.

Edwin Diaz notched the save for the Mariners (1-3). Dan Altavilla (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless eighth inning.

George Springer and Marwin Gonzalez homered for the Astros (3-1), who managed to place just three runners in scoring position. Houston starter Joe Musgrove and his counterpart, Mariners right-hander Ariel Miranda, pitched to a stalemate, each allowing two runs on five hits and three walks over five innings.

Springer essentially clubbed consecutive homers for the Astros, following his walk-off, three-run shot on Wednesday night with his 11th career leadoff home run in the series finale. Mitch Haniger answered that blast with a solo shot off Musgrove with one out in the third, but the Astros quickly reclaimed their one-run lead with Gonzalez drilled the first pitch of the bottom half of the third into left field.

The Astros squandered a golden opportunity to expand their 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, loaded the bases with no outs to set the table for the heart of their lineup. Miranda followed by inducing second baseman Jose Altuve to ground into a 5-2-3 double play two batters before Carlos Beltran lined out weakly to second base following an intentional walk to Carlos Correa.

That daring escape closed the book on Miranda, who allowed two runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts. His teammates got him off the hook by scratching across a run in the top of the sixth, loading the bases with no outs against Musgrove before Astros right-hander limited the damage in allowing just one of the three runners he inherited, Haniger, to score, knotting the game at 2-2.

NOTES: The Mariners activated LHP Dillon Overton from the paternity list and optioned RHP Chase De Jong to Triple-A Tacoma. Overton welcomed his first child, a boy, on Tuesday. He was 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA over 19 2/3 innings and seven games with the Mariners this spring. He was acquired from the Oakland Athletics, for whom he was 1-3 with an 11.47 ERA last season, on Jan. 26. ... Astros RHP Collin McHugh (right shoulder tendinitis) made a rehab start with Triple-A Fresno, allowing three runs on three hits in one inning. A decision regarding when McHugh, who led the club in starts (33) and innings (184 2/3) last season, will rejoin the club is pending. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list on March 30. ... Astros RHP Ken Giles had previously allowed only two runs against the Mariners in 11 games before surrendering two on Thursday night.