Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña hit back-to-back home runs off Robbie Ray as the Houston Astros roughed up the Seattle Mariners in an 8-5 victory that completed a three-game sweep.
Verlander turned in another solid start and Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBIs and the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 7-2 win Wednesday.
Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1.
Jose Siri homered twice and added a two-run single in his first big league start, as the AL West-leading Houston Astros overwhelmed the last-place Texas Rangers 15-1.
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, No. 502 of his career, and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game skid with an 8-6 win over the Athletics.
Bradley Zimmer crushed a long two-run homer in the first inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 10-6. Zimmer's 465-foot homer keyed a four-run first.