Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

MLB

Astros

86-72

2-6

Final

Mariners

85-72

T-Mobile Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Mariners 6-2

The Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at T-Mobile Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Mariners outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 5th inning. Ty France went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Mariners. Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 27

George Kirby twirls 6 shutout innings, Mariners snap 4-game losing streak beating Houston 6-2

George Kirby embraced the situation facing the Seattle Mariners. It wasn't a must-win for their playoff hopes. But it was close.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 47-30 on the road; Mariners 42-34 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

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 4.56 ERA, 159 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Yainer DiazC
7Chas McCormickCF
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Martin MaldonadoC

Mariners3rd in AL West

George Kirby SP

Probable starter · 13-10, 3.35 ERA, 172 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1J.P. CrawfordSS
2Julio RodriguezCF
3Cal RaleighC
4Teoscar HernandezRF
5Jarred KelenicLF
6Eugenio Suarez3B
7Mike FordDH
8Ty France1B
9Josh Rojas2B

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 5, Mariners 1 (Sep 25)

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Game info

Venue: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington · Attendance 40,035
Officials: David Rackley (Home Plate Umpire), Larry Vanover (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Third Base Umpire)