SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña hit back-to-back home runs off Robbie Ray to begin the game, and the Houston Astros roughed up the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner in an 8-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners that completed a three-game sweep Sunday. Martín Maldonado had three RBIs from the No. 9 spot in the lineup and All-Star lefty Framber Valdez (9-4) took a shutout into the seventh inning for the Astros, who won their fifth straight and increased their AL West lead to 13 games over second-place Seattle.
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No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero went home to Seattle and put on a show.
Banchero jumped on the court in The Crawsover, Jamal Crawford’s well-known pro-am in Seattle, and toyed with everyone else, dropping a 50 spot.
Paolo Banchero WENT OFF for 50 PTS in his hometown of Seattle, WA at the @thecrawsover!
???? @Pp_doesit: 50 PTS, 9 REB ???? pic.twitter.com/SLObQSANe5
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2022
Banchero was born and raised in Seattle and said it’s “mandatory” the NBA put an expansion team in the city.
He wasn’t alone in showing out at the Crawsover. Another Seattle native, Jaden McDaniels, had a game-high 52.
Paolo Banchero's aiding and abetting DWI charge dropped after incident with Coach K's grandsonBanchero was charged in November after police stopped him and teammate Michael Savarino, who is coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson, driving early one morning in Orange County, North Carolina. Savarino reportedly admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the night after police stopped him for running a stop sign, and he then received a “poor” on a field sobriety test.
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Jaden McDaniels BALLED OUT in his hometown of Seattle dropping a game-high 52 POINTS in @thecrawsover!@Jmcdaniels7: 52 PTS, 11 REB pic.twitter.com/DgqB2caocN
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2022
Then there was No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren, who had 34 points and 14 boards.
Chet Holmgren was DOMINANT in @thecrawsover as he and Paolo Banchero combined for 84 PTS!@ChetHolmgren: 34 PTS | 14 REB pic.twitter.com/B0sq3UKr8Q
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2022
Watch Paolo Banchero drop 50 at Jamal Crawford’s pro-am in Seattle originally appeared on NBCSports.com
Dejounte Murray serving up some spicy beef for No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero .
Atlanta’s newest basketball star has been doing a lot over the last couple of days. Dejounte Murray has been on a tear both on and off the court since his matchup in a ProAm game with Orlando Magic rookie and No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero. Murray put a nice move and ball fake on Banchero, then threw himself an alley-oop off the backboard, slammed it over the rookie, and got in his face afterward. © Image: AP Dejounte Murray is relentless. Dejounte Murray that’s sick ???? @DejounteMurray @isaiahthomas pic.twitter.