The Seattle Mariners enter this game having won four of their last five games and are on a four-game winning streak which includes a 2-0 win on the road against the Houston Astros in game one of the series on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Houston Astros enter this game having lost three of their last five games which includes Friday’s 0-2 loss at home against the Seattle Mariners in game one of the series which also ended their two-game winning streak.

BookMaker has the Houston Astros listed as -150 money line favorites at home against the Seattle Mariners and has set the total for the over/under plays at 8 runs. Will the Mariners extend their winning streak to five games or will the Astros get the win at home? Let’s take a look at how these teams have fared this season.

Seattle Mariners Team Preview

The Seattle Mariners enter this game with an overall record of 67-55 which puts them in 3^rd place in the AL West and are coming off a 2-0 win in game one of the series against the Houston Astros.

Offensively, Seattle scored two runs off nine hits which included one-run home runs hit by Julio Rodriguez and Mike Ford.

The Mariners will send Logan Gilbert to the mound for game two of the series against the Astros on Saturday. Gilbert is 10-5 this season with a 3.80 ERA while recording 143 strikeouts.

Houston Astros Team Preview

The Houston Astros enter this game with an overall record of 70-53 which puts them in 2^nd place in the AL West and are coming off a 0-2 shutout loss against the Seattle Mariners in game one of the series.

Offensively, the Astros failed to score a run off four hits as they suffered their 5^th shutout loss of the season.

Framber Valdez will take the mound for Houston against Seattle on Saturday for game two of the series. Valdez is 9-8 on the year with an ERA of 3.31 and has recorded 148 strikeouts.

Series Trends and Game Pick

Seattle has won six of the last ten games in the series and has won by an average score of 3.8 to 2.3 in those matchups. The Mariners have won two of the last three games in the series and have won by an average score of 2.33 to 1.33 in those contests.

The under has hit in seven of the last ten games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 6.1 runs per game in those contests. The under has hit in the last three games in the series with the teams combining for an average of 3.67 runs per game in those matchups.

Houston enters this game with a better record, however, Seattle has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten and two of the last three games. The Mariners have won by an average margin of 1.5 runs per game over the last ten and 1 run per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the money line for the Seattle Mariners at +130 on BookMaker for this matchup on Saturday evening.