The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners will play Sunday at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. PT.
Houston (17-15 SU and 17-15 RL) took down Seattle 6-4 in game one of the series. The Astros will turn to righty Brandon Bielak (0-0 with a 4.50 ERA) on Sunday afternoon.
Seattle (15-17 SU and 16-16 RL) is just two games behind Houston in the division standings. The Mariners are starting right-hander Bryce Miller (0-0 with a 1.50 ERA) tomorrow in the series finale.
Seattle is a -115 moneyline favorite and the game total is 8.5 runs scored.
The Astros are over .500 following an arduous stretch, with less than two games separating them from co-division leaders Texas and Los Angeles. Is Houston about to get hot?
The Astros score 4.47 runs per game (14th) and hit .240 (19th) with a .682 OPS (22nd). They've hit 30 home runs (23rd) and stolen 21 bases (15th) this season. The Houston pitching staff has compiled a 3.22 ERA (2nd) and a .119 WHIP (7th) with 15 quality starts.
King Tuck with the batting gloves! pic.twitter.com/lnDTTyHM0D
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 6, 2023
Bielak takes the mound tomorrow for the visitors. The 27-year-old, who is making his first start of the year, pitched well in relief of Luis Garcia on May 1, holding San Francisco to two runs in four innings. He had a 4.12 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and an 8.69 K/9 ratio in five games with Triple-A Sugar Land.
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