HOUSTON -AP- The Houston Astros will have to make some decisions about their rotation soon with ace Dallas Keuchel nearing a return from the disabled list.The way Brad Peacock has been pitching lately, he's going to make those decisions much more difficult.Evan Gattis homered twice to back up a solid start by Peacock and help the Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. 
Peacock (8-1) allowed three hits and one run while fanning nine in seven innings to tie the longest start of his career and earn his fifth straight win. Afterward, manager A.J. Hinch was asked where Peacock fit in when Keuchel returns."Competition is a good thing ... there's a conversation as to where to best utilize our weapons," Hinch said. "Whether it's in the rotation or in the bullpen, he's been effective in both. We haven't even broached that conversation."Peacock isn't too concerned about what role he'll play when Keuchel is healthy. He's just glad to be pitching so well."Yeah, I'm not worried about it. I'm just happy to be here," he said. "Happy to have a job here on a first-place team, pitching on a first-place team. That's all you can ask for."Seattle manager Scott Servais raved about Peacock's performance."He was ahead in the count, he was at the bottom of the strike zone, he was on the edges," Servais said. "We didn't get a whole lot of really good pitches to hit."Gattis hit solo shots in the second and sixth innings off Sam Gaviglio (3-5) for the eighth multihomer game of his career.Luke Gregerson got the last four outs for his first save.Jose Altuve had three hits and drove in a run for the AL West-leading Astros, and Marwin Gonzalez added a hit in his first game at shortstop since All-Star Carlos Correa was placed on the disabled list with a torn thumb ligament on Tuesday.Gaviglio allowed eight hits and five runs in six innings after being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.Houston took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Yuli Gurriel in the first inning.Leading by two after Gattis' first homer, Gonzalez singled to start Houston's fourth and advanced to second on an error by Gaviglio with one out. A double by Nori Aoki came next to score Gonzalez, and a two-out RBI double by George Springer extended the lead to 4-0.Peacock retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced before Kyle Seager led off the fifth with his 200th career double. He advanced to third on a groundout by Danny Valencia and the Mariners cut the lead to 4-1 on an RBI single by Jarrod Dyson.Gattis extended Houston's advantage to 5-1 with his full-count shot to left field with two outs in the sixth inning.Houston added a run on an RBI single by Altuve with one out in the seventh.
Peacock (8-1) allowed three hits and one run while fanning nine in seven innings to tie the longest start of his career and earn his fifth straight win. Afterward, manager A.J. Hinch was asked where Peacock fit in when Keuchel returns."Competition is a good thing ... there's a conversation as to where to best utilize our weapons," Hinch said. "Whether it's in the rotation or in the bullpen, he's been effective in both. We haven't even broached that conversation."Peacock isn't too concerned about what role he'll play when Keuchel is healthy. He's just glad to be pitching so well."Yeah, I'm not worried about it. I'm just happy to be here," he said. "Happy to have a job here on a first-place team, pitching on a first-place team. That's all you can ask for."Seattle manager Scott Servais raved about Peacock's performance."He was ahead in the count, he was at the bottom of the strike zone, he was on the edges," Servais said. "We didn't get a whole lot of really good pitches to hit."Gattis hit solo shots in the second and sixth innings off Sam Gaviglio (3-5) for the eighth multihomer game of his career.Luke Gregerson got the last four outs for his first save.Jose Altuve had three hits and drove in a run for the AL West-leading Astros, and Marwin Gonzalez added a hit in his first game at shortstop since All-Star Carlos Correa was placed on the disabled list with a torn thumb ligament on Tuesday.Gaviglio allowed eight hits and five runs in six innings after being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.Houston took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Yuli Gurriel in the first inning.Leading by two after Gattis' first homer, Gonzalez singled to start Houston's fourth and advanced to second on an error by Gaviglio with one out. A double by Nori Aoki came next to score Gonzalez, and a two-out RBI double by George Springer extended the lead to 4-0.Peacock retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced before Kyle Seager led off the fifth with his 200th career double. He advanced to third on a groundout by Danny Valencia and the Mariners cut the lead to 4-1 on an RBI single by Jarrod Dyson.Gattis extended Houston's advantage to 5-1 with his full-count shot to left field with two outs in the sixth inning.Houston added a run on an RBI single by Altuve with one out in the seventh.
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