SEATTLE (AP) -- Colby Rasmus and George Springer each homered to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 6-2 Sunday.
Houston rookie starter Vincent Velasquez permitted only two hits in 3 1-3 innings. But he walked four and gave up a run, and was pulled after throwing 93 pitches.
The Astros used five relievers. Will Harris (4-0) went 1 1-3 scoreless innings for the victory.
J.A. Happ (3-4) allowed two earned runs in five innings.
Rasmus hit a two-run homer in the seventh for a 5-2 lead. He also doubled.
Springer hit his 12th home run in the ninth.
 
Rasmus and Springer homer as Astros beat Mariners
 
Springer led off the game with a single, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Evan Gattis.
With the game 1-all, Rasmus doubled to lead off the second. He scored a batter later on Luis Valbuena's single.
Logan Morrison scored twice for the Mariners. Nelson Cruz singled him home in the first and Robinson Cano had a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
The Mariners had their chances, loading the bases in the first before Brad Miller struck out to end the inning. Jesus Sucre left runners on the corners in the fourth with a flyout.
 

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