Verlander strikes out 12 as Astros top Mariners 4-1

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander reacts to striking out Mariners RF Taylor Trammell on Wednesday. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) 
              Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly celebrates after a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Houston. The Astros won 4-1. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
            
              Houston Astros' Michael Brantley (23) and Yordan Alvarez celebrate after a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Houston. The Astros won 4-1. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
            
              Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander reacts after striking out Seattle Mariners' Taylor Trammell to end the top of the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
            
              Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez watches his two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
            
              Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Verlander strikes out 12 as Astros top Mariners 4-1