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Houston Astros (16-7) vs. Seattle Mariners (10-13), 6:10 p.m. (CST)
TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Mariners
Pitching matchup
RHP Collin McHugh (3-0, 2.92 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (1-2, 6.86 ERA, 1.83 WHIP)
Preview
Eight? EIGHT! Eight wins in a row for the Astros. The Astros offense is clicking like Jeff Luhnow drew it up. Jose Altuve is hitting everything thrown at him. The bullpen is holding it down. Dallas Keuchel has been one of the best pitchers in the American League. Now, the Astros have Collin McHugh on the mound to keep the good times rolling.
McHugh is 10-0 with a 2.08 ERA in 14 starts dating back to August 1, 2014. He has won three-straight starts against the Mariners, overall he has a 4-2 record with a 4.06 ERA against the M's in his career.
In 2015, McHugh is 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 24.2 innings. He has 23 strikeouts and just four walks.
| SEATTLE MARINERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. COLLIN MCHUGH | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Robinson Cano"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Robinson Cano | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.333 | 0.556 |
| Willie Bloomquist"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Willie Bloomquist | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 1.167 |
| Brad Miller"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brad Miller | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.750 |
| Mike Zunino"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mike Zunino | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.462 | 0.692 |
| Austin Jackson"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Austin Jackson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 |
| James Jones"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">James Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1.333 |
| Nelson Cruz"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nelson Cruz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 |
| Logan Morrison | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.125 | 0.364 | 0.500 | 0.864 |
| Kyle Seager"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kyle Seager | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.125 | 0.188 |
| Seth Smith"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Seth Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| Rickie Weeks"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rickie Weeks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.750 |
| Dustin Ackley"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dustin Ackley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.133 | 0.000 | 0.133 |
| Stefen Romero"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stefen Romero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Taijuan Walker has struggled this season, but the Astros have always been the team he finds his groove against. In his career, Walker is 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five starts against Houston. In his other 10 major league starts, he is 1-5 with a 4.73 ERA.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. TAIJUAN WALKER | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Jose Altuve | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.385 | 0.429 | 0.538 | 0.967 |
| Marwin Gonzalez"]">Marwin Gonzalez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 0.700 |
| George Springer"]">George Springer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.400 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| Jason Castro"]">Jason Castro | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.182 |
| Matt Dominguez"]">Matt Dominguez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.111 | 0.200 | 0.111 | 0.311 |
| Robbie Grossman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.333 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| L.J. Hoes"]">L.J. Hoes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Jed Lowrie"]">Jed Lowrie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Jake Marisnick"]">Jake Marisnick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 0.500 | 1.250 |
| Colby Rasmus"]">Colby Rasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Luis Valbuena"]">Luis Valbuena | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| Jonathan Villar"]">Jonathan Villar | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | 0.429 |
| Chris Carter"]">Chris Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.375 | 0.000 | 0.375 |
| Evan Gattis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Jon Singleton"]">Jon Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0.667 |
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