Mariners face the Astros leading series 1-0

Seattle Mariners (81-76, second in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (85-72, first in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

ariners: Logan Gilbert (8-11, 3.24 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 207 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (14-7, 2.85 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 165 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -136, Mariners +115; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 45-34 record at home and an 85-72 record overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .262, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.

Seattle has gone 35-44 in road games and 81-76 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.51 ERA, which leads MLB.

Tuesday's game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Mariners are up 7-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 28 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 73 RBI for the Astros. Kyle Tucker is 13-for-34 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 17 doubles and 19 home runs for the Mariners. Luke Raley is 9-for-31 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .262 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Mariners: 7-3, .294 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Yordan Alvarez : day-to-day (knee), Ben Gamel : 10-Day IL (knee), Chas McCormick : 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. France : 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier : 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy : 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega : 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa : 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee : 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia : 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr .: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman : 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Yimi Garcia : 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo : 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sam Haggerty : 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash : 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar : 60-Day IL (elbow)