The Houston Astros are at the Seattle Mariners in the first of a three game series between two American League West foes. The Houston Astros are coming off a win at Oakland on Sunday. The win made the Astros 24-29 on the season, which is third place in the divisional race.
For the Seattle Mariners, they also grabbed a win on Sunday. The win snapped a four game losing streak. Seattle topped the Washington Nationals 9-5. The Mariners are now 28-26 on the season, which leads the American League West.
Both the Astros and Mariners are listed at -110 here. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Houston Astros
Framber Valdez will get the nod for the Houston Astros. The big lefthander is 3-2 on the season with a 4.32 earned run average. Valdez has tossed 41.2 innings this season, and struck out 34 batters, and walked just 12.
The Houston Astros offense is averaging 9 hits per game. The batting average for Houston is the best in all of Major League Baseball, with a .263. Houston has clubbed 63 homeruns, which is in the Top 5 in all of baseball. Houston scored 12 runs in their three game series at Oakland.
On the offensive side, Jeremy Pena has had a nice start to his season. He is hitting .318. Jose Altuve is hitting .294. The top power threats for Houston has been Kyle Tucker, who has smacked 17 homeruns. Next is Yordan Alvarez and Altuve, with 9.
Seattle Mariners
For the Seattle Mariners, youngster Bryce Miller will toss. Miller has been solid, but is just 3-5 on the season. The 25 year old from Texas is 3-5 on the season and a 3.53 earned run average. He is making his 11th start of the season. He has thrown 58.2 innings, and struck out 56 batters so far.
In the four game series at the Yankees, they won two of those games. In the two wins, they scored 5.5 runs per game, and just 1.5 in the losses. In the series against Washington, they started with 1 run each in the first two games. They broke out a bit on Sunday, scoring 9 runs.
In the lineup, Josh Rojas leads the team with a .279 batting average. Julio Rodriguez has struggled for Seattle this season. He is hitting just .252 on the season. The power supply for the Mariners comes from Cal Raleigh. He has 11 homeruns. Rodriguez has just three, and five doubles this season.
Mariners top Astros
We like the Seattle Mariners. We like Miller alot. Houston has the tendency to go cold at times. The Mariners are not great offensively, but in this game on Monday, they are going to get just enough runs to win this game.
The Mariners win this game over the Astros, and the under hits. We will bet the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros. Take the UNDER as well in this one.
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