Astros open 4-game series against the Mariners

Seattle Mariners (19-22, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (16-25, fifth in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (4-2, 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (2-2, 2.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -146, Astros +122; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Seattle Mariners to begin a four-game series.

Houston has a 9-10 record in home games and a 16-25 record overall. The Astros have gone 8-3 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Seattle has a 19-22 record overall and a 7-11 record in road games. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.

Monday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Mariners are up 4-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with a .318 batting average, and has 10 doubles, 13 home runs, 24 walks and 29 RBIs. Yainer Diaz is 10 for 30 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has nine doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 14 for 40 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .245 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by two runs

Mariners: 4-6, .211 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Astros: Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (shoulder inflammation), Cal Raleigh: day-to-day (undisclosed), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf)

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