Astros take road slide into matchup against the Mariners

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Houston Astros (6-8, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (5-9, fifth in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (1-0, 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (0-0, 2.79 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -147, Astros +123; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will aim to stop their five-game road slide in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle has a 5-9 record overall and a 4-4 record at home. The Mariners have hit 12 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.

Houston has a 6-8 record overall and a 1-6 record in road games. Astros hitters have a collective .372 on-base percentage, the top percentage in the AL.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan leads the Mariners with a .316 batting average, and has two doubles, three home runs, five walks and five RBIs. Cole Young is 10 for 35 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has three doubles and five home runs for the Astros. Christian Walker is 13 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .183 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Astros: 4-6, .285 batting average, 6.35 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Mariners: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (illness), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

Astros: Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (biceps)

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