Seattle Mariners (21-23, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (17-27, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (0-4, 6.57 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Astros: Mike Burrows (2-4, 5.04 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -137, Astros +116; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners bring a 2-1 advantage into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 10-12 record at home and a 17-27 record overall. The Astros are sixth in MLB play with 53 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Seattle has a 9-12 record in road games and a 21-23 record overall. The Mariners are 9-4 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Thursday's game is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The Mariners have a 6-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 10 doubles and 13 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 10 for 39 with three doubles and three RBI over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has 11 doubles, a triple and four home runs while hitting .306 for the Mariners. Luke Raley is 7 for 29 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .218 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), 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: Cal Raleigh: day-to-day (side), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (shoulder inflammation), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf)

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