Seattle 3 at Houston 5 - Recap

HOUSTON -- George Springer blasted a 3-2 pitch into the front row of the Crawford Boxes in the 13th inning for a three-run, walk-off home run, and the Houston Astros defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros are off to their first 3-0 start since the 2001 season. The Mariners dropped to 0-3.

Chase De Jong (0-1), making his major league debut as the ninth Seattle pitcher of the night, was tabbed with the loss after giving up three runs on two hits and one walk in two-thirds of an inning.

Brad Peacock (1-0) entered the game in the 13th inning after Jandel Gustave gave up three straight walks to open the frame. Peacock walked Kyle Seager, driving in Mitch Haniger for the go-ahead run at the time, making it 3-2, but retired the next three batters to minimize the damage.

The Astros received crucial work from the bullpen, especially Chris Devenski.

Devenski held off the Mariners, allowing no hits while striking out seven and walking one in four innings of scoreless relief.

With Houston down 2-0 in the seventh, Springer laced his first double of the year down the third base line past a diving Seager, driving in Yuli Gurriel and Evan Gattis to tie the game.

A solid spring training carried over for Seattle starter James Paxton, who allowed no runs on two hits while walking one and striking out five in six innings.

The scoreless performance is the first for Paxton since June 11, 2016, against the Rangers, when he also received a no-decision.

Charlie Morton was nearly as solid for the Astros.

In his first start since April 23, 2016, as a member of the Phillies, Morton gave up two runs on five hits, walking two and striking out four in six innings.

The Seattle bats were dormant in the opening two games of the season before finally broke through Wednesday.

In the fifth inning with one on, Jean Segura lifted a 1-1 pitch from Morton to right field for his first home run as a Mariner, making it 2-0.

The two-run shot was the first home run for the Mariners as a team in 2017. Seattle finished third in the majors in home runs with 223 last season. It took 22 innings for Seattle to hit its first home run this season, in 2016 the Mariners hit a pair in the opening two innings of the year.

NOTES: Mariners LHP Dillon Overton is expected to return from the paternity list on Thursday ... Astros RHP Colin McHugh (right shoulder tendinitis) gets the start for Triple-A Fresno in their Opening Day on Thursday to begin his rehab assignment ... Mariners manager Scott Servais said RHP Felix Hernandez (groin) will be good to go for his next projected start at the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Hernandez exited the Monday opener with the ailment.