Altuve, McHugh pace Astros past Mariners (Yahoo Sports)

Jose Altuve homered among his four hits and drove in three runs, Collin McHugh escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams to pitch six scoreless innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Sunday. McHugh (6-6) allowed four hits and walked four, striking out 10 to win for the first time in eight starts since his last victory on May 30. Carlos Gomez added his second career grand slam in the seventh inning off Nathan Karns to put the Astros up 8-0.