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It’s the 0-2 Seattle Mariners versus the 2-0 Houston Astros in the 3rd game of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas tonight. The first pitch at Minute Maid Park is scheduled for 8:10 PM ET. The lInesmaker has opened the Mariners as a -120 favorite on the moneyline with a tota line of 7.5 runs.
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The Astros have won the first two games of this series and they beat the Mariners 2-1 last night where Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez each hit solo HR’s and Lance McCullers got the win giving up one earned run in six innings of work.
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The Mariners have only scored one run in the first two games and early on in the season they rank 29th in the Majors in runs scored and 9th in team ERA.
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The Astros have totaled five runs in the first two games on the season and four of those have come on solo HR’s. Early in the season they rank 18th in runs scored and 2nd in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Seattle: James Paxton (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br />
Houston: Charlie Morton (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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James Paxton gets the starting call for this game and last season he was 6-7 with an ERA of 3.79. In his career he is 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA in four career starts against the Astros and last season he face them in two of his last three starts going 12 innings and giving up five earned runs as the teams split the two games. Paxton has been plagued by injuries in his career and last season he made 20 starts. Seattle has only won one of his last six starts when they have faced a team with a winning record.
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Charlie Morton takes the mound for the Astros tonight and last season he went 1-1 with an ERA of 4.81 in four starts for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has not pitched in a game since late April of last season when he suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. This game will be his first start of his career facing the Mariners and his first in the AL, as he has been with the Braves, Pirates, and Phillies. In his career he is 46-71 with an ERA of 4.54 and a WHIP of 1.44.
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Seattle at Houston Betting Angles<br />
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The Astros are 10-4 in their last 14 games against the Mariners.
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The Astros are 6-2 in their last 8 home games against the Mariners.
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In the last 30 games between these teams in Houston the Over record is 19-9-2.
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This season the Astros are 2-0 at home and the Mariners are 0-2 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Seattle Mariners: 0-2 SU / O/U 0-2 / Run Line W/L 1-1<br />
Houston Astros: 2-0 SU / O/U 0-2 / Run Line W/L 1-1
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Seattle at Houston Key Betting Trends<br />
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SEA is 10-3 in their last 13 road games
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SEA is 14-6 in their last 20 games vs. a right-handed starter
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SEA has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
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HOU is 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400
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HOU is 13-6 in their last 19 games vs. a left-handed starter
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HOU has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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MARINERS
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[SS] 04/03/2017 - Shawn O'Malley 10-day DL (3/31) ( Appendix )
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[P] 04/03/2017 - Rob Whalen 10-day DL (3/31) ( Undisclosed )
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[P] 04/03/2017 - Shae Simmons 10-day DL (3/31) ( Elbow )
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[P] 03/31/2017 - Tony Zych 10-day DL (3/31) ( Bicep )
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[P] 04/01/2017 - Drew Smyly 10-day DL (3/31) ( Arm )
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[P] 03/31/2017 - Steve Cishek 10-day DL (3/31) ( Hip )
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ASTROS
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[P] 03/31/2017 - David Paulino 10-day DL (3/30) ( Undisclosed )
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[P] 03/31/2017 - Collin McHugh 10-day DL (3/30) ( Undisclosed )
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