Mariners visit the Astros on 3-game road win streak

Seattle Mariners (86-69, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (84-71, second in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (5-6, 3.53 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander (4-1, 4.04 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners visit the Houston Astros aiming to prolong a three-game road winning streak.

Houston is 84-71 overall and 46-34 at home. The Astros have the eighth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.85.

Seattle has an 86-69 record overall and a 38-42 record on the road. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.90 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

Sunday’s game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Mariners are up 7-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .304 batting average, and has 30 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs, 35 walks and 62 RBIs. Yainer Diaz is 13 for 36 with a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 31 doubles, four triples, 31 home runs and 94 RBIs while hitting .269 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 15 for 41 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .230 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Mariners: 9-1, .263 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Kaleb Ort: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (hand), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (elbow), John Rooney: 60-Day IL (concussion / nasal), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Bryan Woo: day-to-day (pectoral), Jackson Kowar: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trent Thornton: 60-Day IL (achilles), Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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