Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners 5/5/2023 Picks Predictions

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05 May 2023

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The Houston Astros will travel to Seattle for a weekend series against the Mariners, which will kick off on Friday night.

After winning the opener against the Giants, the Astros have lost four of their last six games and will be eager to turn things around.

In Wednesday night’s game, they fell to a 4-2 loss against the Giants despite Alex Bregman’s two-run homer in the eighth inning that cut the lead to one.

Houston’s starting pitcher for the first game of the series will be right-hander Cristian Javier, who has a 2-1 record and a 3.48 ERA in six starts this season.

He has allowed 31 hits in 33.2 innings and has a K/9 rate of 9.4 and a WHIP of 1.14. Javier has only had two starts on the road this season, where he is yet to record a win and has an ERA of 3.75.

He has allowed eight hits in 12 innings and has a K/9 rate of 9.8. While his hard-hit percentage is up from last year, his strikeout percentage has dropped from 33.2% to 25%.

The Astros will face the Mariners’ right-handed pitcher Luis Castillo, who has a 2-0 record and a 1.82 ERA. The game is scheduled to start at 10:10 PM EST.

Second baseman Jose Altuve, center fielder Chas McCormick, and designated hitter Michael Brantley are all out due to injuries.

The Houston Astros are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Houston is 9-1 SU in their last 10 matches with the Seattle Mariners.
The Astros are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road.

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The Seattle Mariners are back home after a 10-game road trip that took them to Philadelphia, Toronto, and Oakland. The Mariners broke even on the trip, 5-5, before finishing it with a 5-3 win over Oakland on Thursday afternoon.

George Kirby pitched seven solid innings and gave up three runs on seven hits to earn his third win of the year. Taylor Trammell went deep for the second time in five games and knocked in three runs to lead the offense.

“I feel very comfortable with it, especially balls out over the plate,” Trammell said. “Being able to not pull it, being able to take it to all different types of the field. That was exactly the plan.”

The Mariners will send their ace Luis Castillo to the mound in the series opener. Castillo is 2-0 with a 1.82 ERA in six starts, with three quality starts.

He has given up 24 hits in 34.2 innings with a 9.9 K/9 rate. He is 2-0 with a 1.14 ERA in four home starts this season. He also has an 11.0 K/9 rate and a 0.68 WHIP at home.

Castillo has a high hard-hit rate this year of 49%, which is much higher than his career average of 36.8%. Castillo’s strikeout percentage is 28.1%, which is above the league average.

The Seattle Mariners are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total went OVER in 4 of the Seattle Mariners’ last 6 games at home.
Seattle is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston.

Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners. The MLB pick for this game is the Seattle Mariners. The Astros hope to bounce back from a dismal series against the San Francisco Giants.

The Mariners aim to keep their winning streak alive with a fifth straight victory on Friday, and having Luis Castillo on the mound will boost their chances.

Castillo should dominate the Astros and lead the Mariners to another win. My prediction is that the Mariners will win 6-3.

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