Astros belt 3 homers in key win over Mariners

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Yordan Alvarez, Mauricio Dubon and Martin Maldonado each hit home runs as the Houston Astros improved their chances of making the postseason for the seventh consecutive year by defeating the host Seattle Mariners 8-3 Wednesday night.

The Astros (87-72) took two of three games in the series to move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Mariners (85-73) in the race for the American League's