Mariners and Astros start a series that will impact divisional leadership
The stars receive the sailors for four games from Thursday in a direct struggle for the tip of the west division of the American.
The Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros They face for the second time in the season, in a Four Games Series Between Thursday and Sunday at the Daikin Park, With the first place of the West Division of the American League at stake.
With the victory of Seattle (28-20) over the Chicago White Sox and the second defeat followed by Houston (25-24) against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, Wednesday, The Mariners moved away 3.5 games from the stars at the top of the western sector.
This is the biggest advantage that Seattle has taken throughout the season, while for Houston it is his second highest disadvantage. The stars were four games in the first place on May 7.
In the first series they played, from April 7 to 9, the Mariners won two of three to the stars in Secofo Field. They will face them immediately after the Star Game Pause, from July 18 to 20, in Seattle, and for the last time, in Houston, from September 19 to 21.
The stars return home in the midst of a 17-day running streak, in which they have a 7-6 mark. Your next rest day will be Monday.
One of the novelties of the first meeting of the series is the season debut for the right -handed launch of the Mariners, George Kirbywho was on the list of injured since March 24 due to a shoulder inflammation.
Kirby will face the right Lance McCullers Jr.who has allowed seven races in eight entries, after a long absence due to flexor tendon surgery and subsequent setbacks. McCullers Jr. did not launched in Major Leagues since the third game of the 2022 World Series.
On Friday, Emerson Hancock will collide with Ryan taste; Saturday, Bryan Woo will face Dominican left -handed Framber Valdez; And on Sunday, Quisqueyano law Luis Castillo It will open for Seattle, against a rival yet to announce.
Originally, the right White Ronel He was on the agenda to open for the stars on Sunday, but the Dominican had to fly from Tampa to Houston to be evaluated by doctors, after feeling discomfort in the shoulder.
If it is disabled, Blanco would join the Venezuelan Luis Garcíathe Dominican Cristian Javier and the Americans JP France, Spencer Arrighetti and Hayden Wesneski in the deep list of injured openers of the stars.
Despite all those hurt pitchers, Houston’s staff is one of the first in effectiveness (3.48), Whip (1.14) and strikeouts (445) of the American League, and its bullpen (2.86 of effectiveness and 1.11 of whip) is one of the best of both major leagues.
Seattle, whose pitch Andrés Muñozhas been comfortably the best reliever of MLB so far.
Muñoz (1-0) leads MLB with 16 salvages and has not yet allowed a career, after 22 appearances.
Another Mexican, the antealist Isaac Paredesit arrives at the series as the hottest batter of the stars. Paredes hit two homers on Wednesday, three in his last two games and four in the past seven. Batea .270 walls and heads Houston in homers (10), tickets (29), driven (28), scored (25) and PAHA (.861).
The receiver Cal Raleight He leads a solid offensive of the sailors with 16 home runs, 10 doubles, 33 driven, 32 scored and PAHO of .969. The Dominicans Jorge Polanco (10 home runs and 30 pushed) and Julio Rodríguez (nine home runs and 32 scored) round up an alignment that has produced 227 races, fourth best figure in the American League.
