Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros meet in game 2 of series

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Seattle Mariners (85-69, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (84-70, second in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (9-7, 4.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (12-10, 3.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 173 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -115, Mariners -105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners face the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.

Houston has an 84-70 record overall and a 46-33 record at home. Astros hitters have a collective .317 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Seattle has a 37-42 record on the road and an 85-69 record overall. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks ninth in the AL.

The teams square off Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 6-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 22 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs for the Astros. Carlos Correa is 12 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 56 home runs while slugging .583. Josh Naylor is 15 for 41 with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .231 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Mariners: 9-1, .266 batting average, 2.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Kaleb Ort: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Bryan Woo: day-to-day (pectoral), Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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