Victor Robles

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

KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer

Aug 16, 2026


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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NL EastWLPCTGB
85
58
.594
80
63
.559
5.0
72
72
.500
13.5
67
78
.462
19.0
65
78
.455
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
88
56
.611
81
63
.563
7.0
72
72
.500
16.0
71
73
.493
17.0
69
74
.483
18.5
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86
57
.601
76
68
.528
10.5
75
68
.524
11.0
59
85
.410
27.5
55
88
.385
31.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
85
58
.594
81
62
.566
4.0
79
65
.549
6.5
72
72
.500
13.5
69
75
.479
16.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
75
68
.524
73
71
.507
2.5
68
75
.476
7.0
65
78
.455
10.0
64
80
.444
11.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
73
71
.507
71
73
.493
2.0
67
77
.465
6.0
57
87
.396
16.0
54
89
.378
18.5

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