Houston Astros (17-15) vs. Seattle Mariners (15-17)
May 6, 2023 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners -110 / Houston Astros +100; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners meet Saturday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Houston Astros have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Astros have lost 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Mauricio Dubon leads the Astros with 33 hits and 6 RBI, while Jose Abreu and Jeremy Pena have combined for 58 hits and 30 RBI. J.P. France will make his major league debut when he takes the mound. France was 20-17 with a 3.73 ERA and 447 strikeouts in his minor league career.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Mariners have won 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jarred Kelenic leads the Mariners with 32 hits and 15 RBI, while Eugenio Suarez and Ty France have combined for 57 hits and 34 RBI. Marco Gonzales gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 4.74 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. Gonzales is 2-9 with a 4.89 ERA and 46 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.
The Astros are 9-2 in their last 11 Saturday games and 49-23 in their last 72 road games. The Mariners are 31-14 in their last 45 during game 2 of a series and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The under is 7-1 in Astros last 8 overall. The under is 5-2 in Mariners last 7 overall. The Astros are 51-19 in the last 70 meetings.
I don’t like backing pitchers making their major league debut because of a lack of sample size and not knowing what to expect. The Seattle Mariners are swinging the bats well heading into the weekend, and Marco Gonzales hasn’t been terrible up to this point. Pick ’em price, give me the Mariners at home and the veteran pitcher.
