SEATTLE — At 1:10 p.m. on what was a perfect afternoon for baseball at T-Mobile Park, Robbie Ray fired his first pitch of the game to Jose Altuve.
Before the clock had turned to 1:11 p.m., the Houston Astros had a lead they would never relinquish in what would be an 8-5 victory over the Mariners.
Manager Scott Servais often says that two wins in a row isn't a winning streak. It takes three games to be constituted as a streak. It's assumed that the same math counts for losing streaks.
