Astros aim to stop 3-game skid, face Mariners

Houston Astros (24-32, third in AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (31-26, first in AL West)

Seattle; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (2-5, 6.93 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (3-2, 3.06 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)

: LINE Mariners -112, Astros -108; over/under = 7 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros enter the game against the Seattle Mariners as losers of three straight games.

Seattle is 31-26 overall and 18-10 at home. The Mariners are 11-4 in games decided by one run.

Houston is 24-32 overall and 10-17 in road games. The Astros are 20-9 in games where they get more hits than their opponents.

The teams play Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Mariners lead the season series 5-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Moore has 10 doubles, two triples and six home runs for the Mariners. JP Crawford is 9-for-37 with three doubles, a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 10 doubles and nine homers for the Astros. Kyle Tucker is 7 for 37 with five homers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .196 batting average, 3.93 ERA, led by four runs

Astros: 4-6, .248 batting average, 3.47 ERA, three-run opponents

INJURIES: Mariners: Sam Haggerty: 60-day IL (achilles), Jorge Polanco: 10-day IL (hamstring), Matt Brash: 60-day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-day IL (lat), Jackson Kowar: IL 60 days (elbow)

Astros: Cristian Javier: 15-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 days IL (elbow), Jose Urquidy: 15 days IL (forearm), Kendall Graveman: 60 days IL (elbow)

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