Seattle Mariners Look to Avenge Losing Streak Against Astros Led by Verlander

Game outlook

On Monday, the Seattle Mariners are looking to end their three game home-stand against the Houston Astros with a victory at 9:40 PM Eastern. Starting pitchers Justin Verlander (ERA: 3.44) for the Astros and Luis Castillo (ERA: 3.11) for the Mariners have yet to face one another this season. Despite the Mariners losing the first two games of the series, they are the betting favorite to win, opening at -115.

Game Info

When: Monday, 9/25/2023 @ 9:40pm EST

Where: T-Mobile Park Stadium Astros vs Mariners Betting Odds Moneyline: Astros +105 | Mariners -115

Spread: Astros 0 (-31) | Mariners 0 (+3)

Total: Over/Under 7 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Seattle will win straight-up is 53%.

Houston Astros

The Astros did not record their first run until the 7th inning when Chas McCormick homered Kyle Tucker drove in a runner in the 8th while Jeremy Pena had multiple hits Justin Verlander, who has a 5-3 road record with an ERA of 3.44, is slated to start for the Astros Houston has a +116 run differential and are ranked 4th overall for batting average Power Ranking of 4, 5th in offense (scoring an average of 5.16 per game), 12th in defense (allowing an average of 4.40 points to be scored against them per game), and holds a record of 85-69 this season

Seattle Mariners Analysis

Logan Gilbert started game two and allowed two runs in 5.2 innings The Mariners pitching staff has the best ERA in the league at 3.72, lowest rate of walks (2.5 per nine) and 11th in strikeouts per game Run differential is +100 and 20th in baseball for batting average Seattle's performance declines at T-Mobile Park, 29th in runners left stranded despite their top five extra base hit rate Power ranking is 18 and they are #10 for offense, #4 for defense and 84-70 overall Houston has gone 3-0 in their last 3 matchups against Seattle