Astros start fast, batter Ray for 3-game sweep of Mariners


              Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier, left, sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker Jr., left, walks to the mound to pull starting pitcher Framber Valdez from a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Mariners' Ty France holds his helmet after striking out swinging with a man on base to end the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Mauricio Dubon (14), Yuli Gurriel , Aledmys Diaz, center, Alex Bregman, second from left, and Chas McCormick (20) greet each other after a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, left, and Mauricio Dubon, right, jog in after a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Mariners left fielder Jesse Winker (27) watches as fans point to a solo home run hit by Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena reacts as he crosses the plate after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Mariners' Eugenio Suarez, right, tosses his bat as Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado returns the ball after Suarez struck out swinging to end the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena hits a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray wipes his face with a towel in the dugout after the top of the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, right, greets Jeremy Pena, left, after Altuve hit a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
            
              Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits a solo home run on the first pitch of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Astros start fast, batter Ray for 3-game sweep of Mariners