Thursday, April 30, 2015

Minute Maid Park in Houston

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Paxton, J (0-2) vs. (R) Feldman, S (2-2)

The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros on Thursday at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

The Mariners are 9-3 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a losing home record and 12-5 in their last 17 road games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 7-1 in Paxtons last 8 starts following a team loss in their previous game and 6-2 in Paxtons last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The under is 5-1 in the Mariners last 6 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Astros are 5-0 in their last 5 overall and 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record. They are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter and 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The over is 5-0 in the Astros last 5 overall and 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-head, the over is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings in Houston and 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings. The Mariners are 12-4 in the last 16 meetings in Houston and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 10-10-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Seattle Mariners is -0.9

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 9-10-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is 1.1

Injuries to Watch

Seattle Mariners

04/25/15 P Felix Hernandez Quad probable for next start
04/25/15 P Hisashi Iwakuma Back 15-day DL (4/21)
04/14/15 P Tom Wilhelmsen Elbow 15-day DL (4/11)
04/05/15 SS Chris Taylor Wrist 15-day DL (3/27)

Houston Astros

04/28/15 SS Jed Lowrie Thumb out 8-12 weeks
04/17/15 P Brad Peacock Side 15-day DL (4/14)
04/09/15 P Brett Oberholtzer Finger 15-day DL (3/31)

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle

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