Rodríguez goes deep as the Mariners extend a franchise-record 8-game streak against Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Julio Rodríguez homered and Randy Arozarena added two hits to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

It’s Seattle’s franchise-record eighth straight win over the Astros and comes after the Mariners dropped their last two games.

Dominic Canzone and Cole Young both hit RBI singles in the second and Rodríguez’s seventh home run of the season made it 3-0 in the third.

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh went 0 for 4 to make last year’s AL MVP runner-up 0 for 36 since his last hit on April 27. His slump is the longest hitless streak in the majors this season.

He almost got a hit on his last at-bat in the ninth, but left fielder Zach Cole made a sliding grab to send him back to the dugout.

Isaac Paredes tied a season high with three hits and drove in Houston's run. Jose Altuve added three hits for the Astros, who dropped a third straight game.

Seattle’s George Kirby (5-2) allowed seven hits and a run with seven strikeouts in five innings. Andrés Muñoz allowed a two-out single to Altuve in the ninth, but struck out Yordan Alvarez for his eighth save.

Houston starter Peter Lambert (2-3) allowed six hits and three runs while striking out six in seven innings.

Arozarena singled with one out in the second before a walk by Luke Raley. There were two outs in the inning when Arozarena scored on a single by Canzone to make it 1-0. A single by Young followed to score Raley and push the lead to 2-0.

Rodríguez opened the third inning with his home run that left Seattle up 3-0.

Altuve hit a one-out single in the fifth and moved to third on a single by Alvarez. An RBI single by Paredes on a grounder to left field cut the lead to 3-1.

RHP Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 7.27 ERA) is scheduled to come off the injured list after sitting out for more than a month with arm fatigue when the series continues Tuesday night. RHP Bryan Woo (2-2, 4.02) will start for the Mariners.

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Houston Astros' Braden Shewmake breaks his bat hitting a fly out against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston Astros starting pitcher Peter Lambert (38) throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve runs out a ground out against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez (44) celebrates after hitting a home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafael Devers homered early and drew a bases-loaded walk that broke a seventh-inning tie as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.

Willy Adames added a two-run single in the seventh against a shaky Dodgers bullpen. The two-time defending World Series champions have dropped eight of 12, including three straight blowout losses, as their offense continues to falter. They’ve scored three runs or fewer in nine of those 12 games.

Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts, making the four-time MVP hitless in 19 of 37 games with a plate appearance. Mookie Betts was 1 for 5 with a single in his first game since April 4 after returning from the injured list.

Los Angeles (24-17) fell out of first place in the NL West, dropping a half-game behind San Diego.

The Giants (17-24) won consecutive games for the first time since April 25-26 against Miami. They also snapped a seven-game road skid, during which they totaled nine runs, with their first win away from home since April 18 at Washington.

Devers homered in the first off starter Roki Sasaki.

With the score tied 3-all in the seventh, San Francisco loaded the bases against Alex Vesia (1-1) on consecutive one-out singles by Jung Hoo Lee, Luis Arraez and Casey Schmitt. Devers walked with two strikes to chase Vesia. One out later, Adames singled with two strikes against Will Klein, extending the lead to 6-3. Adames finished with three RBIs.

Dodgers reliever Wyatt Mills issued four walks and hit a batter with a pitch in the ninth, when San Francisco batted around and tacked on three runs for a 9-3 lead.

Matt Gage (3-1) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Giants starter Trevor McDonald allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Max Muncy homered and hit an RBI single for Los Angeles.

Heliot Ramos' two-run double off Sasaki in the sixth put the Giants ahead 3-2. That chased Sasaki, who gave up six hits in five-plus innings while striking out five. The right-hander threw 56 of his 91 pitches after the third.

Giants outfielder Harrison Bader went 1 for 4 with a strikeout after coming off the injured list.

Giants RHP Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19 ERA) starts Tuesday against Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09).

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor McDonald delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, tags San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos out during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos hits a two-run double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)