Gonzales, Mariners to take on Javier, Astros

Advertisement

Advertise with us

Seattle Mariners (13-10, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (11-11, fourth in the AL West)

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Monthly Digital Subscription

$0 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

Monthly Digital Subscription

$4.75/week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

No thanks

*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/04/2021 (1659 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Seattle Mariners (13-10, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (11-11, fourth in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Marco Gonzales (1-2, 6.05 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) Astros: Cristian Javier (2-0, 1.32 ERA, .88 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -186, Mariners +161; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Houston and Seattle will meet on Tuesday.

The Astros are 11-6 against the rest of their division. Houston has a team on-base percentage of .323, good for fourth in the American League. Yuli Gurriel leads the team with a mark of .463.

The Mariners have gone 2-2 against division opponents. Seattle is slugging .374 as a unit. Ty France leads the team with a slugging percentage of .542.

The Astros won the last meeting 5-2. Jose Urquidy earned his first victory and Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Houston. Justus Sheffield took his second loss for Seattle.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gurriel leads the Astros with 28 hits and has 16 RBIs.

France leads the Mariners with 27 hits and is batting .325.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .251 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Mariners: 5-5, .195 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Astros: Justin Verlander: (elbow), Framber Valdez: (finger), Blake Taylor: (ankle), Andre Scrubb: (shoulder), Austin Pruitt: (elbow), Enoli Paredes: (right side), Jake Odorizzi: (right pronator muscle), Josh James: (hip), Pedro Baez: (right shoulder).

Mariners: James Paxton: (left forearm), Andres Munoz: (elbow), Nick Margevicius: (left shoulder), Ken Giles: (elbow), Jake Fraley: (left hamstring), Shed Long Jr.: (shin).

___

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

Report Error Submit a Tip

Baseball

LOAD MORE