{"id":3207,"date":"2018-08-09T01:49:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T01:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:08:53","slug":"american-league-west-battle-houston-astros-vs-seattle-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/american-league-west-battle-houston-astros-vs-seattle-mariners\/","title":{"rendered":"American League West Battle: Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Houston Astros<\/strong> will host the <strong>Seattle Mariners<\/strong> for the first of four games on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. The series opener features a terrific pitching matchup, with the ace of both staffs taking the mound. Runs should be at a premium on Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Astros<\/strong> still hold a comfortable lead in the American League West, but the Athletics and Mariners are still hanging around. The defending World Series champions lead the division by 5.5 games entering Thursday. The Mariners have fallen 8 game back, but are just 2.5 games behind the A\u2019s for the second Wild Card spot. <strong><em style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Houston Astros are -155 over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"verlander-pitching-well-for-houston\"><b>Verlander Pitching Well For Houston<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All <strong>Justin Verlander<\/strong> has done since joining the Astros last season is win, and this year is no exception. Verlander is 11-6 with a 2.19 earned run average through 24 starts this season. The 35 year old still has a devastating fastball that has led to his 204 strikeouts this season. The right hander has not made a start against the <strong>Mariners<\/strong> this season, but has allowed just two career homers to members of the current Seattle roster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>Astros<\/strong> are a little banged up at the moment, but it hasn\u2019t slowed them down in the win column. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/sports\/astros\/article\/Carlos-Correa-looks-to-return-to-Astros-after-13136581.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston has won 6 of their last 7 games despite being without Carlos Correa,<\/a> Jose Altuve, and George Springer. Alex Bregman has stepped up in the absence of these stars and leads the Astros with 22 homers and 71 runs batted in. The <strong>Astros<\/strong> face a tough pitcher in the series opener on Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"paxton-tries-to-change-narrative-for-mariners\"><b>Paxton Tries to Change Narrative For Mariners<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mariners-contemplate-next-move-struggling-king-felix-155645725--mlb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The <strong>Seattle Mariners<\/strong> pitching staff is in a free fall, and it will be up to their ace to change that on Thursday night<\/a>. The Mariners gave up 11 runs to last place Texas in each of the previous two games. James Paxton is having a terrific year for the Mariners and will bring his 9-5 record and 3.51 ERA into <strong>Houston<\/strong>. The lefty is 3-0 against the Astros this season, giving up just 2 runs in 20 \u2154 innings pitched against them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A pair of veterans have led the <strong>Mariners<\/strong> offense this season. Jean Segura and Nelson Cruz have their Seattle team right in the middle of a playoff race, a place no one saw coming in the preseason. Segura leads the team with his .305 batting average and Cruz has belted 30 homers with 72 RBI\u2019s to lead the team. The <strong>Mariners<\/strong> must find a way to score against Verlander on Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"houston-outscores-mariners-in-game-1\"><b>Houston Outscores Mariners In Game 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This series could prove to be make or break time for the Seattle Mariners. The <strong>Mariners<\/strong> are catching the Astros at the right time, with many key players on the disabled list. Seattle has lost 17 of their previous 26 games, and need Paxton to end their skid on Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Houston<\/strong> just continues to win despite missing \u2153 of their everyday lineup. With their ace taking the mound on Thursday night, all signs point to a low scoring game. Look for the Astros to find away to score enough runs to come away with the victory.\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Take the Houston Astros in this game on Thursday.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on Major League Baseball at MyBookie.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Astros will host the Seattle Mariners for the first of four games on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. 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