<p>The first-place Astros and second-place Mariners conclude their 19-game season series with a four-game set in Houston beginning Thursday night. Jose Urquidy hits the hill for the home team here against Logan Gilbert for the visitors.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Thursday's baseball betting lines opened Houston at around -150 over Seattle, with an over/under of eight runs. Both those figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<h2>Mariners-Astros MLB Betting Preview </h2>
<p>Seattle just swept three games from Texas by scores of 4-3, 5-4, and Wednesday 4-2. Just before that, the Mariners got swept three games by this Houston team, but just before that, they swept four games from the Rangers. Going back a bit further, Seattle is 8-1 over its last nine series and 24-6 over its last 30 games.</p>
<p>Houston, meanwhile, just got swept three games in Oakland by scores of 7-5, 5-3, and Wednesday 4-2. But just before that, the Astros swept three games from this Mariners team, and just before that, they swept two games from the Yankees. So Houston is 2-1 over its last three series and 5-3 over its last eight games.</p>
<p>At 64-35 overall, the Astros lead the AL West by ten games over 54-45 Seattle. Houston also now only trails the Yankees by two games in the battle for the best record in the American League.</p>
<p>The Mariners, meanwhile, also own the No. 2 spot in the AL wild-card standings.</p>
<p>This series is the last meeting between these division rivals this season. The Astros lead the season series with Seattle nine games to six.</p>
<h2>Thursday's Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p>This pitching match-up is a three-match of two games played earlier this season, both Seattle victories.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/282377&quot; title="Jose Urquidy Pitching Game Logs">Urquidy</a> is 8/18 on quality starts this season and running on a string of six in a row. Last Friday, he held this Seattle team to one run and four hits through six innings of a 5-2 Houston victory. And over his last six starts, he's held opponents to 10 runs and 21 hits through 39 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>The Astros are 12-6 with Urquidy this season, and that's about what they should be, based on his performances.</p>
<p>Over four starts already this season against the Mariners, Urquidy allowed 18 runs - 16 earned - and 31 hits, including five home runs, through 19 total innings. Houston lost three of those four games.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/396216&quot; title="Logan Gilbert Pitching Game Stats">Gilbert</a> is 8/20 on quality starts this year. Last Saturday, he held these Astros to two runs and five hits through six innings, although Seattle lost that game 3-1. And over his last three starts, he's allowed six runs and 18 hits through 17 innings.</p>
<p>The Mariners are 14-6 with Gilbert this season, and that's also about right, based on his performances.</p>
<p>Over three starts already this season against Houston, Gilbert allowed five runs and 16 hits through 19 innings. Seattle won two of those three games.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks </h2>
<p>Seattle is batting .234 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .314 team OBP and a .389 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Houston is slashing .241/.321/.427 against right-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Astros bullpen owns an ML-best 2.75 ERA this season, along with a 1.13 WHIP.</p>
<p>The Mariners pen owns a 3.45 ERA and an ML-best 1.10 WHIP.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>Seattle is 27-22 on the road this season and 46-31 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Houston is 30-14 at home and 41-24 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The Under is 50-46 in Mariners games this season.</li>
<li>The Under is 59-36 in Astros games.</li>
<li>The Under is 27-15 at Minute Maid Park this season.</li>
<li>The Under is 9-6 in Mariners-Astros games this season.</li>
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