A big night by Franklin Gutierrez had Seattle manager Eric Wedge wondering what might have been. "It's hard not to imagine how much better we'd be as a ballclub if we had him all year or for the last three years for that matter," Wedge said. Gutierrez hit a two-run homer after Nick Franklin gave Seattle an early lead with a solo shot and the Mariners held on for a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night, stopping a six-game slide.
