4:10 pm
July 23

Astros @ Mariners

Who will WIN this matchup?

Houston Astros (61-32)

@ Seattle Mariners (51-42)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Verlander (HOU): 12-3; 1.89 ERA

Gilbert (SEA) 10-3; 2.76 ERA

 

Current odds:

Houston Astros: (-152)

Seattle Mariners: (+129)

 

• The starting line-up for the Astros is as follows:

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• The starting line-up for the Mariners is as follows:

Today's lineup vs. Astros at 1:10 p.m. SS Crawford 1B France LF Winker DH Santana 3B Suárez 2B Frazier C Raleigh CF Moore RF Haggerty

• The legend of Julio Rodriguez continues to grow. The Seattle Mariners’ rookie, who became a national sensation when he hit 81 balls over the fence at Dodger Stadium in a second-place finish to Washington’s Juan Soto in the Home Run Derby on Monday, was a late scratch before Friday’s series opener against the visiting Houston Astros because of left-wrist soreness. Without Rodriguez, the Mariners had their 14-game winning streak snapped — one shy of the franchise record set in 2001. The Mariners hope Rodriguez can return when they take on the Astros on Saturday.

• Instead, the Astros put on a Home Run Derby of their own Friday, with Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Martin Maldonado hitting solo shots off Marco Gonzales.

• The American League West-leading Astros, who lead the second-place Mariners by 11 games, improved to 3-0 since the All-Star break. They swept a doubleheader from the visiting New York Yankees on Thursday.

• The Mariners got good news on the injury front as Kyle Lewis, the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year, made his first appearance since May 28, when he sustained a concussion when hit by a pitch from Jose Urquidy — the same pitcher Seattle faced in the series opener on Friday. Servais said he hopes Lewis, who started in right field, can play in the outfield “two or three times a week” and also be used as the designated hitter.

• Verlander is 19-10 with a 3.20 ERA in 35 career starts against the Mariners. He’s 3-1 against them this year, though the loss came in his worst outing of the campaign. On May 27 at Seattle, he gave up six runs on 10 hits in six innings of a 6-1 loss.

• Gilbert is 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA in five career starts against Houston, with both victories coming this season.

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