Seattle Mariners (81-76, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (85-72, first in the AL West)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (8-11, 3.24 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 207 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (14-7, 2.85 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 165 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -136, Mariners +115; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.
Houston has a 45-34 record at home and an 85-72 record overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .262, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.
Seattle has gone 35-44 in road games and 81-76 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.51 ERA, which leads MLB.
Tuesday's game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Mariners are up 7-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 28 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 73 RBI for the Astros. Kyle Tucker is 13-for-34 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Julio Rodriguez has 17 doubles and 19 home runs for the Mariners. Luke Raley is 9-for-31 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .262 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Mariners: 7-3, .294 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (knee), Ben Gamel: 10-Day IL (knee), Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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