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Houston Astros (73-60) vs. Seattle Mariners (62-71) September 2, 2015 7:10 PM CDT
TV:
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Mariners SB Nation Blog: Lookout Landing
Pitching Matchup:
LHP Scott Kazmir (7-9, 2.45 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (10-7, 4.53 ERA, 1.21 WHIP)
Preview:
One Scott (Scott Feldman) couldn't get the job done against the Mariners. Now, the Astros turn to another Scott (Scott Kazmir) to pick up the series win. He has been struggling his command lately.In August, he has a 1-4 record with a 3.94 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 29 2/3 inning this month. He still has the ninth best ERA in baseball and the fourth-best in the American League.
| SEATTLE MARINERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SCOTT KAZMIR | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.214 | 0.233 | 0.429 | 0.661 |
| Franklin Gutierrez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Franklin Gutierrez | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0.905 | 1.333 |
| Nelson Cruz"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nelson Cruz | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.346 | 0.632 |
| Brad Miller"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brad Miller | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.222 | 0.300 | 0.222 | 0.522 |
| Stefen Romero"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stefen Romero | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| Kyle Seager"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kyle Seager | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.154 | 0.231 |
| Mark Trumbo"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mark Trumbo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| Logan Morrison"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Logan Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.200 |
| Chris Taylor"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chris Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Mike Zunino"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mike Zunino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
The force is not strong with Taijuan Walker this season. But he has six quality starts in his last seven outing.
Between 2013 and 2014, Walker faced the Astros four times out during his first 13 major league starts, he allowed seven runs in 21 2/3 innings. In 2015, it was a different story. He has given up 11 runs in 14 2/3 inning against the Astros.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. TAIJUAN WALKER | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Jose Altuve"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Altuve | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.412 | 0.688 | 1.099 |
| Colby Rasmus"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colby Rasmus | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.571 | 0.571 | 1.286 | 1.857 |
| Marwin Gonzalez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Marwin Gonzalez | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.500 | 0.714 |
| George Springer"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">George Springer | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 0.364 | 0.667 | 1.030 |
| Hank Conger"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hank Conger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Evan Gattis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evan Gattis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| Jake Marisnick"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jake Marisnick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| Luis Valbuena | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.833 | 1.262 |
| Jonathan Villar | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.333 | 0.556 |
| Jason Castro"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jason Castro | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.154 |
| Carlos Correa"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Carlos Correa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 |
| Robbie Grossman"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Robbie Grossman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.333 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| L.J. Hoes"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">L.J. Hoes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Jed Lowrie"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jed Lowrie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Chris Carter"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chris Carter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.273 | 0.000 | 0.273 |
| Jon Singleton"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jon Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0.667 |
| Preston Tucker"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Preston Tucker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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