Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction: The Astros and Mariners will start the next series with a total under

Houston unexpectedly lost all 3 games of their away series to Oakland and will now face AL West division rival, Seattle. Will the Astros be able to improve? We'll pick a few bets at once.

Three straight losses in Oakland (5:7, 3:5, 2:4) can hardly upset Dusty Baker's team. The Astros have now won five straight - two over the Yankees (3:2, 7:5), their biggest rival for first place in the American League, and three over Seattle (5:2, 3:1, 8:5), their only legitimate rival in the AL West. Houston is just 2.5 wins behind the New York Yankees, the conference leader.

Houston's starting pitcher for the first game of the regular series with Seattle is Jose Urquidy, 9-4, with a 3.93 ERA in 18 starts this season.

Houston lost the divisional series in Auckland, and Seattle won the divisional series on their home field against Texas (4:3, 5:4, 4:2). The team again showed great potential. The Mariners have already secured a place in the American League wild-card zone with a handicap of 3.5 wins.

Logan Gilbert will pitch for Seattle in the first game in Houston, 10-4, and has a 2.77 ERA in 20 games this season.

Houston recently beat Seattle three times in a row at home, and the Mariners are unlikely to let that go unnoticed. The Astros are sure to be as focused as they can be in the upcoming game after the failure in Oakland. It's likely to be the total under. The increased value of the game and the excellent stats of starting pitchers would predict that outcome.

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