Astros aim to secure 2-game series win against the Mariners

Houston Astros (78-79, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (73-84, third in the AL West)

Seattle; Wednesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ethan Pecko (1-0, 3.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (9-11, 4.24 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 143 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -150, Astros +123; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners play on Wednesday for the second game of a two-game series. The Astros won the first, 7-0.

Seattle is 73-84 overall and 40-36 at home. The Mariners rank seventh in the AL with 179 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Houston has a 39-37 record in road games and a 78-79 record overall. The Astros have hit 212 total home runs to rank third in MLB play.

The teams meet Wednesday for the 13th time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 9-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena leads the Mariners with 26 home runs while slugging .480. J.P. Crawford is 10 for 43 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 32 doubles, a triple and 41 home runs while hitting .314 for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 10 for 35 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .268 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Astros: 3-7, .230 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Andres Munoz: day-to-day (leg), Nick Davila: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Emerson Hancock: 15-Day IL (groin), Brendan Donovan: 7-Day IL (head), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (lat), Brennen Davis: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Colt Emerson: 60-Day IL (wrist), Luke Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Astros: Cristian Javier: day-to-day (groin), Daulton Varsho: day-to-day (wrist), Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.