Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros Preview & Picks
Houston are backed to take a 2-0 lead in the playoff series.
The Astros had Seattle’s number in the second half of the regular season and already took Game 1 of this playoff series.
- Houston Astros have won 6 of the last 7 meetings
- Houston Astros are 7-3 at home vs Seattle Mariners
- The Over has cashed in 7 of Houston’s last 11 games
- The Over has hit in 6 of Seattle’s last 8 games (1 push)
Head To Head
- Houston Astros won the regular season series 12-7
- Houston Astros lead this playoff series 1-0
- Houston Astros won 8-7 when the teams met last night
Seattle are looking to level up this series in Houston before returning home for Game 3.
The Mariners wrapped up the regular season with three consecutive home wins against Detroit.
They then secured a playoff place with back-to-back wins in Toronto, downing the Blue Jays 4-0 and 10-9.
However, Seattle’s five-game win streak was brought to a halt in the opening game of the playoffs.
The Mariners gave up three runs in the ninth last night to lose to Houston, 8-7.
Houston are a leading contender to go all the way after finishing the regular season with one of MLB’s best record.
The Astros finished the regular season by winning 17 of their final 23 games to go 106-56 record.
Over the final few days they won two of their three games against Tampa Bay and two of their three meetings with Philadelphia.
Houston followed that up by winning the first game of the playoff series with Seattle.
The Astros left it late to get the job done though, scoring three times in the ninth to snatch an 8-7 victory.