Seattle Mariners (83-67, third in AL West) vs. Houston Astros (94-56, first in AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. Eastern

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Mariners: Mike Leake (10-9, 3.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 114 strikeouts) Astros: Josh James (0-0, 4.22 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle will look for another strong outing after a combined three-hitter put together by Wade LeBlanc and four relievers in a 4-1 victory over Houston on Monday. The Astros come into the contest with a four-game lead over the Athletics in the AL West. Houston gives up 3.0 runs per game when James starts. The Mariners have gone 19-10 in Leake’s starts this year. The Seattle offence has compiled a .254 batting average as a team this season, Jean Segura leads the team with a mark of .306. The Mariners won 4-1 in Monday’s meeting, Ryan Cook earned his second win of the year.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitch Haniger has 80 runs and 89 RBIs for the Mariners this season. Nelson Cruz has 10 hits and is batting .263 over his past 10 games for Seattle. Alex Bregman has 30 home runs and 100 RBIs on the season for the Astros. Jose Altuve has 12 hits and is batting .316 over his past 10 games for Houston.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .235 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs. Astros: 7-3, .255 batting average, 3.81 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.