Alvarez hits 3-run HR vs Ray in 9th, Astros jolt M's in ALDS October 11 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink HOUSTON (AP) Yordan Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two Conor Sheary Men Jersey outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray, wrecking Seattles strategy of using a Cy Young Award winner in a rare relief role and vaulting the Houston Astros over the Mariners 8-7 Tuesday in their playoff opener.Trailing all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros overtook rookie star Julio Rodrguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.Houston was down 7-5 when rookie pinch-hitter David Hensley Alex Galchenyuk Kids Jersey reached with one out in the ninth as Seattle closer Paul Sewald grazed his jersey with a pitch.Sewald struck out Jose Altuve before Jeremy Pea laced a single to center field to chase Sewald.Mariners manager Scott Servais then made the bold move to bring in Ray, who started Saturday at Toronto in the AL wild-card series, for a lefty vs. lefty matchup with Alvarez. Ray won the Cy Young last year with Toronto, had made only six relief appearances in his career and had never earned a pro save.Alvarez, who hit 37 Penguins Blank Jersey homers in the regular season, sent Ray's second pitch deep into the seats in right field to set off a wild celebration with his parents in the stands. The Mariners jumped on Verlander for six runs in just four innings to build a 6-2 lead early. Yuli Gurriel hit a solo homer in the Houston fourth before Eugenio Suarez's solo shot in the seventh extended Seattle's lead to 7-3.A two-run homer by Alex Bregman off Andrs Muoz cut the lead to 7-5 in the eighth inning to set up the dramatic finish.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Yordan Alvarez Seattle Mariners Robbie Ray Houston Astros share Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 40 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Jersey host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6 Paul Coffey Men Jersey -2 win 40 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 41 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 41 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay in action against Detroit following overtime victory The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning took down the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime 41 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS