Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 5/27/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners meet Friday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. The Houston Astros look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Seattle Mariners need a win after losing six of their last seven games.

The Houston Astros have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in five of their last eight games. The Astros have lost four of their last six games when scoring three or fewer runs. Michael Brantley leads the Astros with 41 hits and 16 RBI, while Jeremy Pena and Kyle Tucker have combined for 75 hits and 51 RBI. Justin Verlander gets the ball, and he is 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. Verlander is 18-9 with a 3.11 ERA and 226 strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Mariners have lost five of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 59 hits and 31 RBI, while Adam Frazier and J.P. Crawford have combined for 90 hits and 28 RBI. Chris Flexen gets the ball, and he is 1-6 with a 4.98 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Flexen is 0-5 with a 6.16 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Astros are 81-38 in their last 119 Friday games and 22-7 in their last 29 overall. The Mariners are 3-7 in their last 10 home games and 7-21 in their last 28 overall. The under is 38-13-1 in Astros last 52 overall. The Astros are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Seattle and 40-14 in the last 54 meetings.

Justin Verlander is in the run for a CY Young, as he’s allowed 28 hits and seven runs through 51.2 innings. Chris Flexen is having a rough month, giving up 25 hits and 15 runs in his last 19.1 innings. In 57 at bats against current Astros, Flexen is allowing a .299 batting average. Hard not to side with the Houston Astros here and take the RL to shave down the ML price.