Seattle Mariners (81-76, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (85-72, first in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (8-11, 3.24 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 207 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (14-7, 2.85 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 165 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -136, Mariners +115; Over/Under is 7 runs

CONCLUSION: The Seattle Mariners go into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros with a 1-0 lead.

Houston has a 45-34 record at home and an 85-72 record overall. The Astros hitters have a combined batting average of .262, the third-best team batting average in MLB.

Seattle has a 35-44 road record and 81-76 overall. The Mariners’ pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.51, leading the MLB.

Tuesday’s game will be the 12th meeting between these teams this season. The Mariners lead the season series 7-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 28 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 73 RBI for the Astros. Kyle Tucker has completed 13 of 34 with a double and three home runs in the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 17 doubles and 19 home runs for the Mariners. Luke Raley has hit 9 of 31 with a double and two home runs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .262 batting average, 4.45 ERA, three runs more than opponents

Mariners: 7-3, .294 batting average, 3.39 ERA, 14 runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (knee), Ben Gamel: 10-day IL (knee), Chas McCormick: 10-day IL (wrist), JP France: 60-day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 15-day IL (hamstring), Sam Haggerty: 60-day IL (Achilles tendon), Matt Brash: 60-day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.