Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

What it means

• Season series: SEA wins series 3-1.
• Astros have dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Mariners 10-12 on the road; Astros 10-13 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

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

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

Probable starters

Mariners3rd in AL West

Luis Castillo SP

Probable starter · 4-11, 5.85 ERA, 112 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Brendan Donovan3B
2. 2Julio RodriguezDH
3. 3Josh Naylor1B
4. 4Randy ArozarenaLF
5. 5Luke RaleyCF
6. 6J.P. CrawfordSS
7. 7Dominic CanzoneRF
8. 8Mitch GarverC
9. 9Cole Young2B

Astros1st in AL West

Mike Burrows SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 5.99 ERA, 75 K, 1.55 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Zach ColeLF
2. 2Jose Altuve2B
3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
4. 4Isaac Paredes3B
5. 5Christian Walker1B
6. 6Braden ShewmakeSS
7. 7Brice MatthewsCF
8. 8Cam SmithRF
9. 9Cesar SalazarC

The series

Last 5

SEA

• No games yet this season.

HOU

• Lvs SEA3-8
• Wvs SEA4-3
• Lvs SEA2-10
• Lvs SEA1-3
• L@ CIN0-5

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Game info

Venue

Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 24,398

Officials

Willie Traynor (Home Plate Umpire), Jim Wolf (First Base Umpire), Dillon Wilson (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)