Mariners face the Astros leading series 1-0

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Houston Astros (4-6) vs. Seattle Mariners (4-7)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (1-1, 3.75 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (1-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -115, Mariners -104; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Houston Astros.

Seattle is 4-7 overall and 4-4 in home games. The Mariners rank third in the AL with 13 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Houston went 88-73 overall and 42-38 on the road last season. The Astros slugged .418 as a team last season with 2.9 extra base hits per game.

Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Moore has two home runs and two RBI for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 8-for-38 with a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve has three home runs and five RBI for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 5-for-35 with two home runs and two RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .209 batting average, 4.53 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

Astros: 4-6, .202 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Troy Taylor: 15-Day IL (lat), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.