Brad Miller: Made an impression as Seattle won in HoustonRookie Brad Miller hit his first two major league homers and drove in five runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 10-7 on Friday night.Miller, who started the season in Double-A, launched a two-run shot to the second deck in right field to chase starter Bud Norris (6-9) and make it 6-2 in the sixth.
He finished with three hits and added a three-run homer when he sent one to the first row in right field in the eighth.
Mariners starter Joe Saunders (9-8) yielded nine hits and three runs with six strikeouts in 5 1-3 innings for his fourth straight win.
And Tom Wilhelmsen allowed two hits and a run in 1 1-3 innings for his 20th save.
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