HOUSTON (Interstat) — George Kirby pitched five innings of one-run ball and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night at Daikin Park.

Kirby allowed seven hits, struck out seven and earned his fifth win against two losses. Andrés Muñoz worked the ninth for his eighth save. Peter Lambert took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits over seven innings with six strikeouts.

Seattle scored two runs in the second inning. Dominic Canzone singled in Randy Arozarena, and Cole Young followed with an RBI groundout to plate Luke Raley. The Mariners added a run in the third on a solo homer by Julio Rodríguez.

Houston got its lone run in the fifth when Isaac Paredes singled off the glove of shortstop J.P. Crawford, scoring Jose Altuve. Paredes finished 3 for 4 with an RBI.

The Mariners improved to 20-22, while the Astros dropped to 16-26. Attendance was 27,012. The game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes. Seattle and Houston continue their series Tuesday night.