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SEATTLE -- Jose Altuve immediately regretted his decision to bunt with the tying run on second in the top of the ninth inning.And while the AL batting leader reach third base with one out in the ninth, thats as far as he got as the Houston Astros lost 1-0 to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.Marwin Gonzalez led off the ninth with a double to right, but was caught in a rundown after Altuve bunted the ball straight back to Seattle closer Steve Cishek. Altuve advanced to second on the play, and stole third with Correa at the plate, but Cishek struck out Correa and Luis Valbuena for his 22nd save of the season.I was thinking about we needed that run, Altuve saiod. I wasnt thinking about winning the game in that inning. I wanted Marwin on third with less than two outs for Carlos. I feel like I have to swing the bat.Astros manager A.J. Hinch added: Yeah, Im not sure what (Altuve) saw. Maybe a little uncomfortable against Cishek. He wanted to do it.Hisashi Iwakuma limited Houston to two hits in seven innings, winning his fourth straight start to become the first Seattle pitcher to reach double-digit wins. He struck out eight and walked one as the Mariners snapped a five game losing streak against Houston.Cant say enough about our pitching today, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. I thought Iwakuma was awesome. Back and forth, really good command of all of his pitches. He elevated late in some counts, really expanded the strike zone against a really good team. Outstanding job by Kuma.Robinson Cano provided the only scoring with an RBI single in the sixth. Leonys Martin led off the inning with a triple -- his second extra-base hit of the game -- and Cano followed with the single to left.Houston starter Lance McCullers (4-4) was strong through the first five innings, allowing two hits and striking out five before giving up the run in the sixth. He struck out eight and walked four in 5 1/3 innings.I felt good, McCullers said. I made big pitches when I had to. I felt in control most of the game even when there was a guy on third, I had no question I could get a ground ball and keep him there or get a couple of punch outs in a row and keep it 0-0. Like you said he mushed the ball through the left side and the guy is getting paid $30 million per year to do that. Sometimes you make a good pitch and a hitter finds a way.Iwakuma allowed only a double by Altuve with two outs in the first and a double by Correa in the seventh. In his last six starts, Iwakuma has pitched at least seven innings and is 5-1 during the stretch.I think we had a good game plan, Iwakuma said. We had a meeting with our catcher and pitching coach and had a good idea of how we were going to approach this. We were able to command both sides of the plate, up and down, and it worked out well.Correa reached third, advancing to second on a groundout following his one-out double. But Iwakuma got Colby Rasmus to ground out to Cano to end the inning.CLOSE CALLSThe Astros lead the MLB with 33 games decided by one run this season. Houston is 17-16 in those contests.RBI CLUBCano recorded his 20th RBI of the season against the Astros with his go-ahead single in the sixth, becoming just the sixth player in Mariners history to drive in 20 or more runs against a single team.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: OF Rasmus returned to the lineup Saturday and started in left field after missing the last five games with an ear infection.Mariners: Nelson Cruz was scratched from the lineup Saturday with a sore foot after fouling a ball off it Friday and is day-to-day. ... RHP Felix Hernandez made a rehab start Friday in Tacoma and will start for the Mariners when they face the Pirates on Wednesday.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Colin McHugh (5-6, 4.50) will make his 19th start of the season against in the series finale. McHugh has allowed three earned runs or less in five straight starts.Mariners: LHP Mike Montgomery (3-3, 2.06) will make his second start of the season. In his first start, Montgomery allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Royals.Adidas Ultra Boost 2018 .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. Cheap Ultra Boost Shoes . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. http://www.cheapultraboostshoes.com/ . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. Wholesale Ultra Boost . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. White Ultra Boost 2018 . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents.Montreal faces one of its toughest road tests of the season without one of its most effective offensive weapons.Didier Drogba did not make the trip with the Impact to Utah for Saturdays match against Real Salt Lake. It will mark the second straight game he has been sidelined with a thigh injury. Drogba has been a big threat up top in 2016 for Montreal with five goals and five assists.Even without their star striker, the Impact will still have plenty of players who can test Reals defense. Chief among them is midfielder Ignacio Piatti. The midfielder scored his 10th goal in MLS play this season on a game-winning penalty kick in the 54th minute of a 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution last week.Piatti has the second-most goals in MLS this season, trailing only New York City FCs David Villa in the MLS Golden Boot standings.Salt Lake has its own dangerouss playmakers to counter Montreal.dddddddddddd Juan Manuel Martinez has scored four goals in his last six games and combined with fellow forwards Yura Movsisyan and Joao Plata for 17 goals and nine assists this season.The scoreboard could get a workout. Real and Montreal are two of three MLS clubs this season with three players who have at least five goals.RSL is one of six MLS clubs still unbeaten at home. If Salt Lake can claim three points against the Impact, veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando will move into a first-place tie with Kevin Hartman for career MLS victories (180).Neither team has won or forced a draw on the road in the series. The all-time series is level at two wins each, with Real prevailing at home in 2012 and 2014. ' ' '