Mariners host Houston Astros, look to end home losing streak

Houston Astros (51-46, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (52-47, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

Pitching Probables: Astros: Framber Valdez (8-5, 3.66 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (7-7, 3.29 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)

:LINE Mariners -117, Astros -103; over/under is 7 points

IN BRIEF: The Seattle Mariners look to snap their three-game home losing streak with a victory over the Houston Astros.

Seattle is 30-19 at home and 52-47 overall. The Mariners rank 10th in the major leagues with 109 home runs, an average of 1.1 per game.

Houston is 51-46 overall and 23-25 ​​away from home. The Astros are 39-5 in games where they score five or more runs.

Saturday’s game marks the ninth meeting between the two teams this season. The Mariners lead the season series 5-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 20 home runs and a .429 batting average. Julio Rodriguez has 16 hits in 33 at-bats with three doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve had 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs while hitting .305 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz had 14 hits in 41 at-bats with two doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .233 batting average, 2.53 ERA, have outscored opponents by 11 runs

Astros: 6-4, .244 batting average, 3.94 ERA, have outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Ryne Stanek: day to day (back), Dominic Canzone: 10 days on injured list (adductor), Sam Haggerty: 60 days on injured list (Achilles tendon), Matt Brash: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 days on injured list (elbow)

Astros: Victor Caratini: 10-day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-day IL (shin), 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)

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