Astros start 3-game series at home against the Mariners

Seattle Mariners (57-65, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (62-60, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (8-9, 3.68 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 112 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (8-6, 3.09 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -131, Mariners +109; over/under is 8 runs

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

Houston is 30-29 at home and 62-60 overall. The Astros are 34-54 in games when they have given up a home run.

Seattle is 57-65 overall and 24-36 on the road. The Mariners rank eighth in the AL with 142 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

The teams meet Friday for the ninth time this season. The Mariners are ahead 7-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 21 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 62 RBIs while hitting .254 for the Astros. Cam Smith is 16 for 39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has a .276 batting average to lead the Mariners, and has 24 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs. Julio Rodriguez is 11 for 35 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .238 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Mariners: 3-7, .211 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jose Altuve: day-to-day (foot), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Gabe Speier: day-to-day (back ), Cole Young: day-to-day (head), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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