Mariners Steal One in Houston, Edge Astros 3-2 in Tight Pitching Duel

The Mariners walked into Minute Maid Park and did what they do best—played small ball, locked down late, and escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Astros in a game that felt like playoff baseball in April. Seattle's pitching staff bent but never broke, stranding enough Houston runners to fill a city bus, while the…