Mariners vs Astros Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 6: MLB

Mariners vs Astros Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 6: MLB

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Odds
Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Mariners money line +175
Mariners run line +1.5 (-120)
Astros money line -213
Astros run line -1.5 (+100)
Over / under 8.5 (-110)

 

Key stats
  Mariners Astros
Record 75-62 79-57
Road / home record 35-33 41-25
Last 10 record 6-4 5-5
Streak W5 L2
Over / under record 68-66-3 71-59-6
Runs / game 4.25 5.22
Runs allowed / game 4.58 4.00

 

Preview

The Mariners are in Minute Maid Park to being a three-game tilt in this divisional matchup against of 1st and 2ndin the AL West.  Seattle swept the Diamondbacks in their last series and actually beat Houston 2-1 prior to that sweeping the division leaders in their two wins.  They're on a five-game winning streak and are only two games off of Boston for a wild card spot.  The Astros lost both of their last two series by a 2-1 margin to the Mariners and then the Padres. Despite that, they're still in control of the division and need to recover in order to seal the division title.  

Pitching matchup

Mariners

Yusei Kukuchi (7-7, 4.12 ERA) Yusei Kikuchi is in line to start for the 26th time this season.  He has a 1.23 WHIP and 4.12 ERA in 2021.  His rookie season ERA in 2019 was 5.46 and in 2020 5.17.  In five appearances against Houston this season, Kikuchi pitched for 28.2 innings and gave up 15 ERs off 25 hits with 13 walks and 23 strikeouts.

Astros

Lance McCullers Jr. (10-4, 3.20 ERA) Lance McCullers Jr. will take the mound for the Astros.  It's his 24th start of the season and he has a 3.20 ERA which is his career-bets so far narrowly edging his 3.22 ERA averages in 2015 - his rookie season - and 2016.  McCullers has already faced the Mariners three times this season throwing for 17 innings and getting hit 15 times for only four ERs.

Prediction

Houston is trending in the wrong direction but did manage to beat Seattle 2-1 the last time they hosted them.  Houston's bats have been kept modest recently, but expect a bounce back tonight

PICK: Astros money line (-213)

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