{"id":241042,"date":"2025-09-20T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241042\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:45:11","slug":"seattle-mariners-and-houston-astros-meet-in-game-2-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241042\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros meet in game 2 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Mariners<\/a> (85-69, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (84-70, second in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby<\/a> (9-7, 4.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez<\/a> (12-10, 3.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 173 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -115, Mariners -105; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners face the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.<\/p>\n

Houston has an 84-70 record overall and a 46-33 record at home. Astros hitters have a collective .317 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.<\/p>\n

Seattle has a 37-42 record on the road and an 85-69 record overall. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks ninth in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 6-5.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> has 22 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs for the Astros. Carlos Correa<\/a> is 12 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Cal Raleigh<\/a> leads the Mariners with 56 home runs while slugging .583. Josh Naylor<\/a> is 15 for 41 with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .231 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs<\/p>\n

Mariners: 9-1, .266 batting average, 2.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Kaleb Ort<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney<\/a>: 60-Day IL (concussion \/ nasal), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Mariners: Bryan Woo<\/a>: day-to-day (pectoral), Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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