Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

MLB

Astros

86-71

5-1

Final

Mariners

84-72

T-Mobile Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Astros 5-1

The Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Monday, September 25, 2023 at T-Mobile Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Mariners 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 26

Vintage Verlander silences Seattle as Astros top M's 5-1 to open key series in playoff race

In a season where he said nothing has come easy, Justin Verlander picked the right moment to once again look like the ace he's been for most of his career.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 47-29 on the road; Mariners 41-34 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

Recap · Sep 27

Mariners strike out 12 in 7-3 win over the Angels, announce Wilson will not return as manager

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Mariners3rd in AL West

Cal Raleigh C
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Josh Naylor 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
Out
Michael Toglia 1B
Shoulder, Surgery, right
Out
Kade Anderson SP
Forearm, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Andres Munoz RP
Knee, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.22 ERA, 144 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Chas McCormickLF
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Mauricio DubonCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Mariners3rd in AL West

Luis Castillo SP

Probable starter · 14-9, 3.34 ERA, 219 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1J.P. CrawfordSS
2Julio RodriguezCF
3Cal RaleighC
4Teoscar HernandezDH
5Jarred KelenicRF
6Eugenio Suarez3B
7Ty France1B
8Dominic CanzoneLF
9Josh Rojas2B

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington · Attendance 39,920
Officials: Chris Guccione (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)