April 10, 2026 3:20 pm EDT

The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros both head into Friday’s matchup on losing streaks. The Mariners have dropped five straight, the Astros four in a row. Emerson Hancock (1-1, 0.71 ERA) gets the start for the Mariners, who are 4-9 this season and fifth in the AL West. Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 4.32 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 6-7 and second in the AL West.

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Injury reportsMariners

Victor Robles: 10 Day IL (Pectoral), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10 Day IL (Calf), Bryce Miller: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Evans: 60 Day IL (Arm), Carlos Vargas: 60 Day IL (Lat)

Astros

Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Josh Hader: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Meyers: day-to-day (Back), Cristian Javier: day-to-day (Shoulder)

Stats to know

  • Seattle’s Brendan Donovan has hit three home runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored five runs. In 45 plate appearances, he has recorded a .316 BA, .422 OBP and .605 SLG with an 11.1% walk rate and a 20% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on two attempts.
  • In 54 plate appearances, Randy Arozarena has hit no long balls, tallied three RBIs and scored nine runs (17th in MLB). He is batting .250/.389/.318 and has posted an 18.5% strikeout rate and a 14.8% walk rate. Arozarena has recorded three steals on three attempts.
  • Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .317/.500/.683 this season with four home runs (5th in MLB), 10 RBIs (17th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.183 (2nd in MLB). He has a 12.1% strikeout rate and a 22.4% walk rate in 58 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs. Alvarez has recorded one steal on one attempt.
  • In 55 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .340/.400/.640 this season. He has hit three long balls (14th in MLB) and driven in 13 runs (3rd in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 12.7% and a walk rate of 9.1%. and has scored nine runs (17th in MLB).

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