HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 13: Seattle Mariners designated hitter Carlos Santana (41) points to the visitors dugout after getting safely on second base in the top of the sixth inning during the MLB ALDS Game 2 between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Ast …
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros play in Game 3 of the ALDS. The Astros hold a 2-0 lead in the series and can advance to the ALCS with a single win.
Seattle has a 90-72 record overall and a 46-35 record in home games. The Mariners have hit 197 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL. Houston is 51-30 in road games and 106-56 overall. The Astros have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .247.
Saturday’s game is the 22nd meeting between these teams this season. The Astros are up 14-7 in the season series.
PITCHING PROBABLES
Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. (4-2, 2.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 50 strikeouts).
Mariners: George Kirby (1-1, 7.30 ERA, 2.03 WHIP, 10 strikeouts).
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TOP PERFORMERS
Julio Rodriguez has 24 doubles, three triples and 28 home runs for the Mariners. Adam Frazier is 11-for-34 with two doubles over the past 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez has 29 doubles, two triples and 37 home runs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 13-for-36 with a double, a triple, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES
Mariners: 6-4, .269 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Astros: 7-3, .275 batting average, 2.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
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INJURIES
Mariners: Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (neck), Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (groin), Julio Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (back), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)
Seattle; Saturday, 1:07 p.m. PT
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'Marinahzz' fan Nicky Scarlotta stops by FOX 13
Nicky Scarlotta, the die-hard Yankees fan whose "Marinahzz" video went viral, is in Seattle for the playoff games, and he stopped by FOX 13 Seattle to talk about the Mariners.