Seattle Mariners (81-77, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (86-72, first in the AL West)
Houston; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (13-11, 3.60 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 173 strikeouts); Astros: Yusei Kikuchi (9-9, 4.19 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 198 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -132, Mariners +112; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros after Jorge Polanco had four hits on Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Astros.
Houston has an 86-72 record overall and a 46-34 record at home. The Astros have a 17-27 record in games decided by one run.
Seattle is 35-45 in road games and 81-77 overall. The Mariners have gone 39-18 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Wednesday for the 13th time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 7-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 29 doubles, 20 home runs and 65 RBI while hitting .293 for the Astros. Kyle Tucker is 13-for-34 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Julio Rodriguez has a .275 batting average to lead the Mariners, and has 17 doubles and 19 home runs. Victor Robles is 14-for-36 with four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .256 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Mariners: 6-4, .289 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (knee), Ben Gamel: 10-Day IL (knee), Chas McCormick: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. 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), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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