Mariners at Astros 6/5/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners look to keep their place at the top of the American League West when they visit the Houston Astros.
Seattle won its fourth straight game on Sunday and moved into first place by one game after the Astros lost on Sunday night. Seattle swept the Tampa Bay Rays in three games over the weekend culminating with a 2-1 victory on Sunday as Felix Hernandez allowed just one run over eight innings and Dee Gordon and Denard Span each had run scoring singles.
Jose Altuve leads the Astros with a .329 batting average and team high 82 hits. George Springer leads the team in home runs with 13 and Carlos Correa leads in RBIs with 39. Houston has a team batting average of .256, while opposing hitters are averaging .207 at the plate against Astros pitching. On Tuesday, the Astros will send Dallas Keuchel to the mound. The left hander this season is 3-7 with an ERA of 3.65, 60 Ks and 21 BBs.
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Seattle has won just 1 of its last 5 games played in Houston. The Astros have won 4 of Keuchels’ last 5 starts against Seattle. Anytime we get Houston at home at this low of a price it's hard to pass up. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win opening game of this series 6-3.