Astros center fielder Jake Meyers stood at home plate in disbelief, echoing the feeling of a sellout crowd that had just ridden a roller-coaster of emotions in the span of about 10 seconds. Nervousness turned to excitement before giving away to disappointment.

The Houston Astros have ripped out the hearts of the Seattle Mariners plenty of times in downtown Houston, so the Mariners couldn't hide their excitement after a huge sweep at Daikin Park.

Yordan Alvarez is eligible to return Friday in Anaheim, but has yet to resume baseball activities after suffering a sprained ankle.

For the second straight game, the Houston Astros fell to the Seattle Mariners, this time by a score of 6-4 on Saturday at Daikin Park.

Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena, who has 17 home runs and 62 RBIs this season, was scratched from Sunday night's game vs. the Mariners with left oblique soreness.

An injury-ravaged Astros season is down to its final stretch, with Houston having six games to try to extend its playoff streak to nine years.

This is the second time this season that Alvarez has been on the injured list. He missed three months with what the Astros called right hand inflammation. Eventually, it was discovered that he had a small fracture in the bone, which delayed his return to Aug. 26.

In the 64-year history of the franchise, the Houston Astros have hit 2.7 million fans in attendance 13 times, including in 2025.