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An AL West matchup Friday features the fourth-place Houston Astros (11-20) hosting the first-place Seattle Mariners (17-14). The Astros (-144) are listed as favorites for the game, which gets underway at 8:10 PM ET from Minute Maid Park.
Ronel Blanco gets the starting nod for Houston while George Kirby is Seattle’s starter for the contest.
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Astros and Mariners Betting Trends
The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 26 total times this season. They’ve finished 9-17 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, Houston has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
The Mariners have won six, or 46.2%, of the 13 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Seattle has a record of 1-2 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +118 on the moneyline.
The Astros have played in 31 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-19-2).
The Mariners and their opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 31 opportunities.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 16 offense in MLB action scoring 4.6 runs per game (142 total runs).
Houston is sixth in baseball with 37 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros are third in MLB with a .264 batting average.
Houston strikes out the least in MLB, averaging 6.5 per game.
The Astros pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston’s 4.80 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 111 total runs (3.6 per game) this season.
Seattle ranks 17th in Major League Baseball with 31 home runs.
The Mariners have a team batting average of just .219 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Seattle is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking last with an average of 10.4 strikeouts per game.
The Mariners strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
Seattle pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.97 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros are sending Blanco (3-0) to make his sixth start of the season. He is 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 32 2/3 innings pitched.
Kyle Tucker is batting .291 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 21 RBI.
Jose Altuve leads Houston in batting with a .352 average while slugging seven homers and driving in 11 runs.
Jeremy Pena has 40 hits this season and a slash line of .333/.375/.467.
Yordan Alvarez has 30 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
The Mariners will send Kirby (3-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Josh Rojas is hitting .313 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 10 walks.
Mitch Haniger has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 18 RBI.
Caleb Raleigh has hit a team-best six homers.
Ty France is batting .253 with four doubles, two home runs and eight walks.
Astros and Mariners Injuries
Astros: Grae Kessinger: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Neck), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Mariners: Dominic Canzone: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Eduard Bazardo: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Bryan Woo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Brash: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 60 Day IL (Lat)
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