Bullpen failure collectively gives over victory notwithstanding Tucker and Singleton’s home runs, which led to excessive perspiration in the camp.

The Astros’ 2024 season has become a case study of all the different ways to lose a game. Today, they allowed the tying run to reach scoring position on a balk, followed the next inning by a game-winning home run against the $90 million “best closer” in baseball.

It could have been worse.

Hunter Brown had another rocky start but somehow managed to limit the damage to two runs in 4.1 innings pitched despite allowing five hits and four walks.

The two runs were both scored in the second inning, thanks to a hit by pitch, two walks, one of which scored a run, and an RBI single by Josh Rojas.

The Astros’ offense continued last night’s scoreless streak until the sixth inning when Kyle Tucker finally broke the drought with a two-run homer.

In the seventh inning, Jon Singleton followed suit with a two-run homer of his own, giving the Astros a 4-3 lead. He countered Luke Raley’s solo homer for Seattle in the top of the sixth. It was Singleton’s third home run in six games.