Astros play the Mariners looking to break road skid

Houston Astros (6-7, second in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (4-9, fifth in the AL West)

Seattle; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 4.32 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (1-1, 0.71 ERA, 0.55 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -140, Astros +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to stop their four-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle is 4-9 overall and 3-4 in home games. The Mariners are 1-5 in games decided by one run.

Houston has a 1-5 record in road games and a 6-7 record overall. The Astros have the best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .371.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Young has two doubles, a triple and two home runs for the Mariners. Brendan Donovan is 10 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has three doubles and four home runs for the Astros. Christian Walker is 14 for 40 with four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .182 batting average, 2.24 ERA, outscored by three runs

Astros: 5-5, .282 batting average, 6.07 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Astros: Jake Meyers: day-to-day (back), Cristian Javier: day-to-day (shoulder), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)

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