MLB.com reports:
The Astros did what they always do on Friday: They patiently waited for the precise moment to pounce.
José Altuve launched a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning -- one of two grand slams Houston hit in the game -- that jump-started the Astros to a 10-6 victory over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. The win extended their win streak to seven games and was yet another benchmark on Altuve’s milestone week. The former American League MVP Award winner has been perhaps the hottest player in baseball this week, and his grand slam was his first since he took Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly deep in Boston on Aug. 17, 2014.
“I’m kind of, like, starting my swing right now to find out what I’m doing, that I’m having success, but I haven’t gotten to that point yet,” Altuve said. “I just go in there and I’m not even looking for one pitch. I’m just looking for something I can put in play, and it’s been working pretty good for me.”
But it was Houston’s collective product -- headlined by Altuve -- that gave first-place Seattle a proverbial taste of its own medicine.
The Astros were trailing, 3-2, and had struggled to manufacture production in its run-producing opportunities when Altuve stepped into the box. But after Dee Gordon dropped a would-be lineout by George Springer, Robinson Chirinos then narrowly advanced to third after a replay overturned a call that initially ruled him out to set up Altuve’s slam, which he lifted on a hanging, first-pitch slider.
Yuli Gurriel joined the barrage in the eighth when he launched his fourth career grand slam off R.J. Alaniz, which marked just the third time in club history with two grand slams in the same game. The Astros also accomplished the feat on June 8, 2014 against the Twins (Jon Singleton and Chris Carter) and July 30, 1969 (Denis Menke and Jim Wynn).
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