Cole Young powers the Mariners past the Astros 10-5 with a homer and 4 RBIs

HOUSTON (AP) — Cole Young homered and tied a career high with four RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 10-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

Emerson Hancock (7-7) allowed two runs and five hits in a career high-tying seven innings to help Seattle to its second win in three games following a six-game skid.

Brendan Donovan added three hits and drove in three runs on a night the Mariners had 15 hits.

The AL West-leading Astros were up 1-0 when Young, who had three hits, tied it with an RBI single with no outs in the second. The Mariners took a 3-1 lead with one out when Victor Robles tripled for a second straight game to drive in two. There were two outs in the inning when Donovan’s RBI single made it 4-1.

Christian Vázquez hit a solo homer for Houston and Isaac Paredes cut the lead to 7-4 on a two-run shot with two outs in the eighth.

Young pushed the lead to 10-4 with his three-run shot with no outs in the ninth.

Houston starter Hayden Wesneski (2-1) allowed seven hits and five runs while striking out six in four innings.

The Astros loaded the bases with one out in the first and took a 1-0 lead on Jose Altuve’s RBI single.

Vázquez’s solo homer with one out in the second after Seattle’s big inning to cut the lead to 4-2.

Donovan added an RBI on a single with two outs in the fourth that pushed Seattle’s lead to 5-2.

Paredes singled to start Houston’s third, but the Astros didn’t have another baserunner until Taylor Trammell walked with one out in the seventh. He moved to second on a groundout by Cam Smith, but was caught stealing to end the inning.

Rookie Brock Rodden drove in a run with a two-out double in the eighth and Donovan followed with an RBI single that made it 7-2.

Seattle RHP Bryan Woo (8-8, 4.15 ERA) opposes RHP Hunter Brown (3-2, 3.68) in the series finale Sunday night.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock delivers to Houston Astros' Jeremy Peña during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Houston Astros' Christian Vázquez celebrates his home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Houston Astros starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski delivers to Seattle Mariners' Dominic Canzone during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Houston, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Seattle Mariners' Brendan Donovan hits an RBI single against Houston Astros starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young scores a run on Brendan Donovan's RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against Houston Astros, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne both used their Hall of Fame speeches to serve as a love letter to basketball.

The sport has given so much to them, culminating with enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

Parker carried a ball up to the podium for her speech as part of the 2026 class that also included the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Chamique Holdsclaw, NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, longtime NBA official Joey Crawford, NBA coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D’Antoni, and Gonzaga coach Mark Few.

“It felt weird to walk on the stage without the reason I’m here today,' Parker said, talking to the ball. ”We did a lot together: dunk on UConn at UConn, shimmied over our right shoulder and hit that sick fadeway, had our own signature shoe, first woman to grace the cover of NBA2K. ... We stand on this podium as first-ballot Hall of Famers."

Parker, who won three WNBA titles, two MVPs, a pair of championships at Tennessee and two Olympic gold medals, then broke down while closing her speech, saying that “we were meant to be a love story that began 27 years ago.”

Delle Donne also used her speech as a love letter to the game with all the ups and downs she faced in her career. But she always kept life in perspective, thanks to her older sister Lizzie, who is blind and deaf.

“She never played in front of thousands of people, never had a standing ovation. never been interviewed after a big win. Yet I’ve never met anyone stronger,” Delle Donne said, choking up. “Thank you all for keeping me going.”

Delle Donne won MVP awards in 2015 and 2019, the second of which came when she led the Washington Mystics to their lone WNBA championship. Delle Donne became the first player in league history to shoot more than 50% from the field, 40% from behind the 3-point line and 90% from the free-throw line.

She started off her speech giving a shoutout to actor Larry David, who was in the audience. She told him that she hoped her speech was “pretty, pretty, pretty good.” using David's signature line. Delle Donne was introduced to him before the ceremony by Rivers.

Rivers, who won 1,194 regular-season games as an NBA coach, which is the sixth most in league history. He was emotional while talking about his brother Grady, who inspired him to be a better player.

Holdsclaw thanked all of her former teammates and coaches in her acceptance speech. She was best known for helping Tennessee win three straight titles from 1996-98, the first team to accomplish that, under Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt.

Summitt died in 2016 following a battle with Alzheimer’s.

“One person that I wish was here as my presenter was my demanding and wonderfully supporting college coach, Pat Summitt,” Holdsclaw said. “The one and only. coach Summitt allowed me to grow as a player and person. I miss her dearly.”

Holdsclaw’s 1998 team was Tennessee’s first undefeated season at 39–0 and the Lady Vols also set an NCAA record for the most wins in a season at that time. Holdsclaw went on to have an 11-year WNBA career.

She also thanked the 1996 Olympic team, saying she had posters of their players on her wall when she was in high school.

That team helped start the Americans’ 30-year Olympic dominance that has seen the U.S. win eight straight gold medals.

Few has been Gonzaga’s coach since 1999 and has led the team to the NCAA Tournament every year. He’s won numerous West Coast Conference championships and reached the NCAA title game twice.

“What a crazy, surreal moment for me,” Few said. “The town I grew up in had a population of 1,500 people and had one stoplight. To be standing where I am today is absolutely mind boggling.”

Crawford officiated more than 2,500 regular-season games in the NBA, nearly 400 more in the postseason and 50 of those were in the NBA Finals during his 39-year career. He said he first dreamed of officiating in the NBA when he was a teenager and did everything he could to make that possible.

D’Antoni really came into his own as a player and coach in Italy before he returned to the NBA. He developed a fast-paced style with the Phoenix Suns led by fellow inductee Stoudemire.

AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg contributed to this story.

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American sportscaster and former professional football wide receiver Ahmad Rashad prepares for emcee duties prior to the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Retired North Carolina Tarheels basketball head coach Roy Williams enters the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Veteran NBA referee and 2026 inductee Joey Crawford, right, recognizes his image on the columns of Symphony Hall as he enters the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)