Saturday, May 2, 2015

Minute Maid Park

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Probable Pitchers: Taijuan Walker (1-2) vs. Collin McHugh (3-0)

The Seattle Mariners head to Minute Maid Park on Saturday to take on the Houston Astros. The probable starters are Taijuan Walker for the Mariners and Collin McHugh for the Astros. The opening line has Seattle at +130 and Houston at -140. The over/under for this matchup is 8. So far this season Seattle is 10-12 against the over/under while the Astros are 10-11.

The Mariners come into this game with a 10-12 record, including 5-5 on the road. Taijuan Walker has a 1-2 record and an earned run average of 6.86. He's given up 25 hits in 19.2 innings pitched so far and Seattle is currently averaging 2.0 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .239, good for 20th in the league. They also rank 25th in the league in on base percentage at .293 with Nelson Cruz leading the way at .389.

The Astros overall record is 15-7 and they are 5-5 at home. Collin McHugh is currently 3-0 with an ERA of 2.92. He's pitched 24.2 innings thus far and given up 25 hits. Houston has averaged 6.5 runs in his starts this year. The Astros are 3rd in the league in team ERA at 3.04 and 2nd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 7.24. They come into this game batting .238 as a team with an OBP of .316, good for 16th in the league.

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 10-12 against the over/under

The Seattle Mariners are 7-15 against the run line

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 10-11 against the over/under

The Houston Astros are 16-6 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Seattle Mariners

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)

Guy's Pick: Take the Astros

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