Astros face the Mariners with 1-0 series lead

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Seattle Mariners (57-66, third in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (63-60, first in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (6-7, 3.35 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Astros: Hayden Wesneski (2-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -123, Mariners +108; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.

Houston is 63-60 overall and 31-29 at home. The Astros have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Seattle is 57-66 overall and 24-37 in road games. The Mariners have a 37-21 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Saturday for the 10th time this season. The Mariners are up 7-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 25 doubles and 36 home runs for the Astros. Cam Smith is 15 for 38 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 17 doubles, 19 home runs and 52 RBIs for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 11 for 34 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Mariners: 2-8, .204 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored by 32 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jose Altuve: day-to-day (foot), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Colt Emerson: 10-Day IL (wrist), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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