Houston Astros (4-3) vs. Seattle Mariners (4-3)
Seattle; Saturday, 9:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Justin Verlander (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Mariners: Chris Flexen (0-0)
LINE: Astros -156, Mariners +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners play the Houston Astros after Adam Frazier had four hits on Friday in an 11-1 win over the Astros.
Seattle had a 90-72 record overall and a 46-35 record at home last season. The Mariners averaged 7.5 hits per game last season and totaled 199 home runs.
Houston went 95-67 overall and 44-37 on the road a season ago. The Astros slugged .444 as a team last season with 3.3 extra base hits per game.
INJURIES: Mariners: Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sergio Romo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), Evan White: 10-Day IL (sports hernia), Ken Giles: 10-Day IL (finger)
Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (health and safety protocols), Jacob Meyers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers Jr.: 10-Day IL (forearm), Taylor Jones: 10-Day IL (back)
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