(Seattle, WA)  --  Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and struck out 14 as the Astros blanked the Mariners 3-0 in Seattle.  The M's only managed four hits, including a double by Dee Gordon.  Tommy Milone gave up all three runs over four-and-a-third to take the loss for the M's, who have dropped three of their last four.  The two-game series concludes tonight.