Astros take 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Mariners

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Seattle Mariners (20-22, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (16-26, fifth in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (2-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Astros: Tatsuya Imai (0-0)

LINE: Mariners -155, Astros +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Seattle Mariners as losers of three games in a row.

Houston has gone 9-11 at home and 16-26 overall. The Astros have the best team on-base percentage in the AL at .333.

Seattle has an 8-11 record in road games and a 20-22 record overall. The Mariners have gone 14-6 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Tuesday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Mariners are up 5-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 10 doubles and 13 home runs for the Astros. Carlos Correa is 9 for 31 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has eight doubles, seven home runs and 19 RBIs for the Mariners. Luke Raley is 4 for 27 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .235 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Mariners: 4-6, .211 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique), Will Wilson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Gabe Speier: 15-Day IL (shoulder inflammation), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf)

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