The Mariners face the Astros in the first of a 4-game series

Houston Astros (24-29, third in AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (28-26, first in AL West)

Seattle; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABIES: Astros: Framber Valdez (3-2, 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryce Miller (3-5, 3.53 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -126, Mariners +106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Houston Astros on Monday to begin a four-game series.

Seattle is 28-26 overall and 15-10 at home. The Mariners are 14-9 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Houston is 24-29 overall and 10-14 in road games. Astros hitters are hitting a collective .264, the best team batting average in MLB play.

Monday’s game is the fourth time these teams have met this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez has five doubles, four homers and 19 RBIs for the Mariners. Dylan Moore is 11 for 31 with five doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Tucker has 18 homers, 42 walks and 39 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Astros. Jacob Berkshire Meyers is 14-for-35 with two doubles, three homers and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .211 batting average, 5.36 ERA, led by 17 runs

Astros: 6-4, .274 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Jorge Polanco: Everyday (hamstring), Matt Brash: 60-day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-day IL (lat), Jackson Kowar: 60-day IL (elbow)

Astros: 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-day IL (elbow), Jose Urquidy: 15-day IL (forearm), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.