Mariners vs Astros Betting Odds
When: July 28, 2022, at 8:10 p.m. EDT
Venue: Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
Mariners vs Astros Betting Preview
An American League West battle begins Thursday night when the Seattle Mariners (54-46, 27-22 away) visit the Houston Astros (64-35, 30-14 home). The Astros are running away with the division as they lead these second place Mariners by 10 games. Seattle does currently occupy the second AL Wild Card spot.
Julio Rodriguez is having a great rookie season as he leads the Mariners with 18 home runs and 56 RBIs. Ty France has a team high .309 batting average. Seattle is hitting .236 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.57 ERA and 1.20 WHIP.
Yordan Alvarez wants the MVP this season as he leads Houston with a .309 batting average, 29 home runs and 67 RBIs. The Astros are batting .239 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.06 ERA and 1.11 WHIP.
Mariners vs Astros Betting Trends
Mariners
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle’s last 8 games.
- Seattle are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games.
- Seattle are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Houston.
- Seattle are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Houston.
- Seattle are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle’s last 13 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
Astros
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 12 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 12 games against Seattle.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston’s last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle.
- Houston are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
- Houston are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games played on a Thursday.
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Mariners vs Astros Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Seattle swept Texas with a 4-2 win on Wednesday. The Rangers were leading 2-1 heading into the sixth inning, but the Mariners scored two in the bottom of the inning and held on the rest of the way for the win. Julio Rodriguez went 1-4 with one home run, three RBIs and one run scored in the win. Marco Gonzales improved to 6-10, Jon Gray fell to 7-5 and Matthew Festa saved his second game of the year.
Houston was, surprisingly, swept in Oakland after losing 4-2 Wednesday. Oakland took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and never trailed as they were able to hold off the Astros mid-innings push. Yordan Alvarez went 1-2 with one home run, two walks, one RBI and one run scored in the loss. Cole Irvin improved to 6-7, Cristian Javier fell to 6-6 and A.J. Puk saved his second game of the season.
Pitching Matchup: Logan Gilbert (10-4, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) vs Jose Urquidy (9-4, 3.93 ERA, 1.23 WHIP)