A loss to the Houston Astros Friday may be a good sign for the Seattle Mariners Saturday. The Mariners have only lost back-to-back road games once this season – and even then it was against different opponents. Those outings have seen the M’s average seven runs per game while holding opponents to just over three runs.
Dallas Keuchel is coming off one of the worst three-game spans of his career heading into Saturday’s start. Keuchel has given up 26 hits and 16 earned runs in the past three outings while pitching 16.1 innings. One of those games came against the Mariners, a game that saw Keuchel give up five earned runs in an 11-1 rout.
The Mariners will counter Keuchel with Nathan Karns. Karns has been solid this season with a 3.81 ERA, but the M’s have also supplied him with 6.6 runs of support per game.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the visiting Seattle Mariners before the first pitch in this match found them as 144 moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the over/under total of 8.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.9-3.7 result in favor of the Mariners. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Houston Astros sport a record of 11-19 heading into this matchup, while the Seattle Mariners sit at 17-12 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Houston vs Seattle injuries news.
According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 18-ranked Houston Astros and the No. 3-rated Seattle Mariners in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Houston Astros and its No. 18-rated batting order, averaging 4.17 runs per nine innings, against the No. 8 line up of the Seattle Mariners at 4.52 runs per outing.
Houston owns the No. 23 defense, allowing 4.17 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Seattle's No. 5-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Seattle looks to rebound from a loss to the Astros, who beat them 6-3 on Friday behind a start from D Fister at Minute Maid Park.
Next Betting Matchups
Seattle at Houston, Sunday, May 8th