The Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros will play Sunday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Seattle (67-55 SU and 63-59 RL) is starting right-hander Emerson Hancock. The 24-year-old is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP in two outings this year.
Houston (70-53 SU and 62-61 RL) is starting righty Hunter Brown. The 24-year-old is 9-8 with a 4.16 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in his 23 appearances (22 starts).
The Astros are -175 moneyline favorites and the game total is nine runs scored.
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Seattle has won four of its last five, breathing new life into the club's postseason aspirations. Can the Mariners keep the momentum headed in the right direction?
The M's score 4.60 runs per game (14th) and hit .238 (22nd) with a .724 OPS (17th). They've launched 151 home runs (12th) and stolen 88 bases (15th) in 2023. The Seattle pitching staff has compiled a 3.70 ERA (2nd) and a 1.17 WHIP (1st) with 59 quality starts (2nd).
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Hancock will take the hill for the visitors on Sunday afternoon. He's made two professional starts since being called up to the big leagues on August 9, surrendering one run and two hits in five innings vs. San Diego and five runs on nine hits in five innings vs. Kansas City. Hancock was the M's 2020 first-round draft pick out of the University of Georgia.
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