Verlander reaches 18 wins and Astros outperform Sailors | Baseball

Justin Verlander he wore throughout seven chapters to reach 18 wins, the highest number of the campaign in the majors, in the duel that the Houston Astros they won on Saturday 2-1 at Seattle sailors.

Verlander (18-5) fulfilled his first opening since last Sunday, when he achieved the third game without a hit in his career. This time, he allowed four hits and one run, in addition to fanning seven rivals, in what was his 30th start of the campaign.

The ace leads the American League with an effectiveness of 2.52, and its 264 strikeouts they represent the second highest figure in the Big leagues, only behind his partner Gerrit Cole.

Will harris He got a punch by solving the ninth episode in white to make his second save.

With the duel tied 1-1, Josh Reddick He pushed the lead race by a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Alex Bregman matched with a solo homer in the sixth chapter, and the Stars improved to a record of 15-1 over the Sailors in this season.

The noob Kyle tucker hit a double as an emergent to start the seventh inning by Houston, and reached the anteroom with an uncontrolled launch of Austin Adams (1-2). Houston took the lead when Tucker scored on the sacrifice fly of Reddick for the first out of inning.

For the Sailorsthe Venezuelan Omar Narvaez of 3-1.

For the Stars, the Venezuelans José Altuve from 4-1, Robinson chirinos 3-0. The Cubans Yordan Álvarez from 4-1, Aledmys Díaz of 2-1. / AP