{"id":720087,"date":"2026-04-11T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/720087\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T08:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:28:13","slug":"astros-take-road-slide-into-matchup-against-the-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/720087\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros take road slide into matchup against the Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (6-8, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners<\/a> (5-9, fifth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (1-0, 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo<\/a> (0-0, 2.79 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Mariners -147, Astros +123; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will aim to stop their five-game road slide in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n

Seattle has a 5-9 record overall and a 4-4 record at home. The Mariners have hit 12 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 6-8 record overall and a 1-6 record in road games. Astros hitters have a collective .372 on-base percentage, the top percentage in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan<\/a> leads the Mariners with a .316 batting average, and has two doubles, three home runs, five walks and five RBI. Cole Young<\/a> is 10 for 35 with a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has three doubles and five home runs for the Astros. Christian Walker<\/a> is 13 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .183 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored by eight runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 4-6, .285 batting average, 6.35 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Mariners: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (illness), Victor Robles<\/a>: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Carlos Vargas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm)<\/p>\n

Astros: Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-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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